Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Butler (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Butler and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butler, born in 1836 in Borstal, Kent, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Butler, born in 1845 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1868 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Borstal, Kent, England), Sarah A (born 1875 in Borstal, Kent, England), William P (born 1877 in Borstal, Kent, England), Richard (born 1879 in Borstal, Kent, England) and Emily H (born 1881 in Borstal, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Lydia Kelly, born in 1875 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Butler's household

Male

John

Butler

Head
Female

Sarah A

Butler

Wife
Male

John

Butler

Son
Male

Alfred

Butler

Son
Male

Thomas

Butler

Son
Female

Sarah A

Butler

Daughter
Male

William P

Butler

Son
Male

Richard

Butler

Son
Female

Emily H

Butler

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Kelly

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Butler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Borstal, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butler

Head

Married

45

1836

Borstal, Kent, England

Sarah A

Butler

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sheerness, Kent, England

John

Butler

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alfred

Butler

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheerness, Kent, England

Thomas

Butler

Son

Single

8

1873

Borstal, Kent, England

Sarah A

Butler

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Borstal, Kent, England

William P

Butler

Son

Single

4

1877

Borstal, Kent, England

Richard

Butler

Son

Single

2

1879

Borstal, Kent, England

Emily H

Butler

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Borstal, Kent, England

Lydia

Kelly

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Sheerness, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Butler in Medway in 1881, and follow the Butler family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Butler

We’ve found John Butler in 507 family trees. Find out more about John Butler's household and view the Butler family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census