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Household of John Butler (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 1839 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Butler, born in 1839 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Edith Carter (born 1867 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Reuben Job (born 1871 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Florence Sarah (born 1872 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Gertrude Morgan (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Simeon (born 1878 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1857 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), John's Servant, Robert Ernest (born 1857 in Cheswardine, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1860 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and John's Servant, William Jackson (born 1860 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England).


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John Butler's household

Male

John

Butler

Head
Female

Mary

Butler

Wife
Female

Edith Carter

Butler

Daughter
Male

Reuben Job

Butler

Son
Female

Florence Sarah

Butler

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Morgan

Butler

Daughter
Male

Simeon

Butler

Son
Female

Ellen

Whale

Servant
Male

Robert Ernest

Pedmae

Servant
Male

John

Arthars

Servant
Male

William Jackson

Horton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Butler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butler

Head

Married

42

1839

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Butler

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Edith Carter

Butler

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Reuben Job

Butler

Son

Single

10

1871

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Florence Sarah

Butler

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Gertrude Morgan

Butler

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Simeon

Butler

Son

Single

3

1878

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Whale

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Robert Ernest

Pedmae

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cheswardine, Shropshire, England

John

Arthars

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

William Jackson

Horton

Servant

Single

21

1860

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

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