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Household of John Butterfield (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 Butterfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Butterfield, born in 1839 in Enfield, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Butterfield, born in 1844 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Enfield, Middlesex, England), Emma Ada (born 1871 in Enfield, Middlesex, England), Gertrude Eleanor (born 1879 in Enfield, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1860 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1868 in Enfield, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Widow, Ann Ashby, born in 1825 in Godalming, Surrey, England.


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John Butterfield's household

Male

John

Butterfield

Head
Female

Rebecca

Butterfield

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Butterfield

Daughter
Female

Emma Ada

Butterfield

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Eleanor

Butterfield

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ashby

Widow
Female

Jane

Ashby

Daughter
Male

George

Ashby

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Butterfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Enfield, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Butterfield

Head

Married

42

1839

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Butterfield

Wife

Married

37

1844

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Emma Ada

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Gertrude Eleanor

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Ann

Ashby

Widow

Married

56

1825

Godalming, Surrey, England

Jane

Ashby

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Enfield, Middlesex, England

George

Ashby

Son

Single

13

1868

Enfield, Middlesex, England

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