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Household of John Biss (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, 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 Biss and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Biss, born in 1838 in Somerset, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Biss, born in 1843 in Somerset, England. They had 9 children; Kate (born 1863 in Somerset, England), John (born 1864 in Somerset, England), Ada (born 1870 in Somerset, England), Sophia (born 1872 in Somerset, England), James (born 1874 in Somerset, England), George (born 1876 in Somerset, England), Albert (born 1878 in Somerset, England), Gertrude (born 1880 in Somerset, England) and Flora (born 1881 in Somerset, England).


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John Biss's household

Male

John

Biss

Head
Female

Sarah

Biss

Wife
Female

Kate

Biss

Daughter
Male

John

Biss

Son
Female

Ada

Biss

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Biss

Daughter
Male

James

Biss

Son
Male

George

Biss

Son
Male

Albert

Biss

Son
Female

Gertrude

Biss

Daughter
Female

Flora

Biss

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Biss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Biss

Head

Married

43

1838

Somerset, England

Sarah

Biss

Wife

Married

38

1843

Somerset, England

Kate

Biss

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Somerset, England

John

Biss

Son

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Ada

Biss

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Sophia

Biss

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Somerset, England

James

Biss

Son

Single

7

1874

Somerset, England

George

Biss

Son

Single

5

1876

Somerset, England

Albert

Biss

Son

Single

3

1878

Somerset, England

Gertrude

Biss

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Somerset, England

Flora

Biss

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Somerset, England

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