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Household of John Button (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,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 Button and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Button, born in 1844 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Button, born in 1849 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Caroline (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Amelia (born 1875 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Lydia (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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John Button's household

Male

John

Button

Head
Female

Caroline

Button

Wife
Female

Caroline

Button

Daughter
Male

William

Button

Son
Female

Eliza

Button

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Button

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Button

Daughter
Female

Alice

Button

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Button
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Button

Head

Married

37

1844

Somerset, England

Caroline

Button

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Button

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Button

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Button

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Button

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Button

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice

Button

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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