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Household of John Broster (born 1827, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Broster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Broster, born in 1827 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Broster, born in 1833 in Peckham, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1863 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1866 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Alfred (born 1872 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Deptford, Kent, England), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1800 in Banstead, Surrey, England) and John's Lodger, Henry (born 1816 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).


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John Broster's household

Male

John

Broster

Head
Female

Maria

Broster

Wife
Male

William

Broster

Son
Male

Charles

Broster

Son
Male

Alfred

Broster

Son
Male

William

Brown

Boarder
Female

Mary

Williams

Boarder
Male

Henry

Brush

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Broster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Broster

Head

Married

54

1827

City of London, Middlesex, England

Maria

Broster

Wife

Married

48

1833

Peckham, Surrey, England

William

Broster

Son

Single

18

1863

Peckham, Surrey, England

Charles

Broster

Son

Single

15

1866

Peckham, Surrey, England

Alfred

Broster

Son

Single

9

1872

Peckham, Surrey, England

William

Brown

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary

Williams

Boarder

Widow

81

1800

Banstead, Surrey, England

Henry

Brush

Lodger

Married

65

1816

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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