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Household of John Bascombe (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wareham, Dorset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Bascombe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bascombe, born in 1842 in Chaldon Herring, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Bascombe, born in 1855 in Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Emily M (born 1875 in Dorset, England) and William (born 1880 in Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1831 in Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England) and John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1843 in Wareham, Dorset, England).


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John Bascombe's household

Male

John

Bascombe

Head
Female

Ellen

Bascombe

Wife
Female

Emily M

Farr

Daughter
Male

William

Bascombe

Son
Male

William

Bascombe

Boarder
Male

Joseph

March

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bascombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bascombe

Head

Married

39

1842

Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England

Ellen

Bascombe

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dorset, England

Emily M

Farr

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dorset, England

William

Bascombe

Son

Single

1

1880

Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England

William

Bascombe

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England

Joseph

March

Boarder

Widower

38

1843

Wareham, Dorset, England

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