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Household of John Biscomb (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Biscomb and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Biscomb, born in 1843 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Biscomb, born in 1850 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Louisa (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England), William Edward (born 1871 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), Tom Harrison (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Lillie Maria (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John Christopher (born 1878 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughr, Emma (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Daughr, Edith Hannah (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Visitor, Mary Beal (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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John Biscomb's household

Male

John

Biscomb

Head
Female

Maria

Biscomb

Wife
Female

Mary Louisa

Biscomb

Daughter
Male

William Edward

Biscomb

Son
Female

Emma

Biscomb

Daughr
Female

Edith Hannah

Biscomb

Daughr
Male

Tom Harrison

Biscomb

Son
Female

Lillie Maria

Biscomb

Daughter
Male

John Christopher

Biscomb

Son
Female

Mary Beal

Sunderland

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Biscomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Biscomb

Head

Married

38

1843

York, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Biscomb

Wife

Married

31

1850

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary Louisa

Biscomb

Daughter

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

William Edward

Biscomb

Son

Single

10

1871

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Biscomb

Daughr

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Edith Hannah

Biscomb

Daughr

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Tom Harrison

Biscomb

Son

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Lillie Maria

Biscomb

Daughter

Single

5

1876

York, Yorkshire, England

John Christopher

Biscomb

Son

Single

3

1878

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Mary Beal

Sunderland

Visitor

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Servant

Single

18

1863

York, Yorkshire, England

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