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Household of John Boakes (born 1817, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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 Boakes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boakes, born in 1817 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Boakes, born in 1816 in Seal, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1853 in Tonbridge, Kent, England) and Rhoda M (born 1855 in Tonbridge, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1848 in London, Surrey, England), John's Mother, Sarah (born 1793 in Seal, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Harry (born 1837 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England).


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John Boakes's household

Male

John

Boakes

Head
Female

Ellen

Boakes

Wife
Female

Mary

Boakes

Daughter
Female

Rhoda M

Boakes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Baker

Servant
Female

Sarah

Shorter

Mother
Male

Harry

Pratt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Boakes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Boakes

Head

Married

64

1817

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Ellen

Boakes

Wife

Married

65

1816

Seal, Kent, England

Mary

Boakes

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Rhoda M

Boakes

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Elizabeth A

Baker

Servant

Single

33

1848

London, Surrey, England

Sarah

Shorter

Mother

Widow

88

1793

Seal, Kent, England

Harry

Pratt

Servant

Single

44

1837

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

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