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Household of John Bishop (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bishop, born in 1835 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bishop, born in 1839 in Breconshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Breconshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Martha (born 1872 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Charlotte (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1862 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England) and John's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Breconshire, Wales).


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John Bishop's household

Male

John

Bishop

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bishop

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bishop

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bishop

Son
Female

Martha

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Bishop

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Jones

Boarder
Male

James

Bishop

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bishop

Head

Married

46

1835

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Bishop

Wife

Married

42

1839

Breconshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Bishop

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Breconshire, Wales

Thomas

Bishop

Son

Single

12

1869

Glamorganshire, Wales

Martha

Bishop

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Glamorganshire, Wales

Charlotte

Bishop

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

Samuel

Jones

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

James

Bishop

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Breconshire, Wales

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