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Household of John Butler (born 1831, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Butler and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butler, born in 1831 in Worthen, Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Emma Butler, born in 1855 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Alice May (born 1876 in Patcham, Sussex, England), Alfred Warren (born 1878 in Patcham, Sussex, England), Florence Ada (born 1879 in Patcham, Sussex, England) and Edith Kempster (born 1881 in Patcham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Harriet (born 1848 in Billingshurst, Sussex, England), John's Servant, Caroline (born 1850 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England), John's Servant, Eliza (born 1845 in Steyning, Sussex, England), John's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Worthing, Sussex, England) and John's Sister In Law, Edith Gordon (born 1864 in Germany).


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John Butler's household

Male

John

Butler

Head
Female

Eliza Emma

Butler

Wife
Female

Alice May

Butler

Daughter
Male

Alfred Warren

Butler

Son
Female

Florence Ada

Butler

Daughter
Female

Edith Kempster

Butler

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wood

Servant
Female

Caroline

Simmons

Servant
Female

Eliza

Martin

Servant
Female

Ann

West

Servant
Female

Edith Gordon

Thompson

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Butler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Worthen, Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butler

Head

Married

50

1831

Worthen, Shropshire, England

Eliza Emma

Butler

Wife

Married

26

1855

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Alice May

Butler

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Patcham, Sussex, England

Alfred Warren

Butler

Son

Single

3

1878

Patcham, Sussex, England

Florence Ada

Butler

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Patcham, Sussex, England

Edith Kempster

Butler

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Patcham, Sussex, England

Harriet

Wood

Servant

Single

33

1848

Billingshurst, Sussex, England

Caroline

Simmons

Servant

Single

31

1850

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Eliza

Martin

Servant

Single

36

1845

Steyning, Sussex, England

Ann

West

Servant

Single

19

1862

Worthing, Sussex, England

Edith Gordon

Thompson

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Germany

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