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Household of John Bishop (born 1848, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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 Bishop and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bishop, born in 1848 in Evershot, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bishop, born in 1850 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1871 in Closworth, Somerset, England), Georgina (born 1873 in Closworth, Somerset, England), Mabel (born 1875 in Closworth, Somerset, England) and Rose (born 1877 in Closworth, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Hannah Ford, born in 1807 in East Coker, Somerset, England.


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John Bishop's household

Male

John

Bishop

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bishop

Wife
Female

Fanny

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Rose

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Ford

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Evershot, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bishop

Head

Married

33

1848

Evershot, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Bishop

Wife

Married

31

1850

Somerset, England

Fanny

Bishop

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Closworth, Somerset, England

Georgina

Bishop

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Closworth, Somerset, England

Mabel

Bishop

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Closworth, Somerset, England

Rose

Bishop

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Closworth, Somerset, England

Hannah

Ford

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

East Coker, Somerset, England

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