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Household of John Butcher (born 1838, Dorset)

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 Butcher and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butcher, born in 1838 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Butcher, born in 1841 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Lydia (born 1869 in Dulwich), Ellen (born 1874 in Kennington, Surrey, England), Henry (born 1876 in Kennington, Surrey, England), Jessie (born 1877 in Kennington, Surrey, England), William (born 1879 in Kennington, Surrey, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Kennington, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Burchell, born in 1860 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England.


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John Butcher's household

Male

John

Butcher

Head
Female

Mary

Butcher

Wife
Female

Lydia

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Butcher

Daughter
Male

Henry

Butcher

Son
Female

Jessie

Butcher

Daughter
Male

William

Butcher

Son
Female

Ada

Butcher

Daughter
Male

William

Burchell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Butcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butcher

Head

Married

43

1838

Bridport, Dorset, England

Mary

Butcher

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Lydia

Butcher

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dulwich

Ellen

Butcher

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kennington, Surrey, England

Henry

Butcher

Son

Single

5

1876

Kennington, Surrey, England

Jessie

Butcher

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kennington, Surrey, England

William

Butcher

Son

Single

2

1879

Kennington, Surrey, England

Ada

Butcher

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kennington, Surrey, England

William

Burchell

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Camden Town, Middlesex, England

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