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Household of John Button (born 1849, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Button, born in 1849 in Hawkwell, Essex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Button, born in 1847 in Hockley, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Florence (born 1875 in Rochford, Essex, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Rayleigh, Essex, England) and Percy Edward (born 1881 in Hockley, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Hawkwell, Essex, England) and John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1862 in Hockley, Essex, England).


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John Button's household

Male

John

Button

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Button

Wife
Female

Florence

Button

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Button

Son
Male

Percy Edward

Button

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Button

Sister
Male

Arthur

Hales

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Button
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hawkwell, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Button

Head

Married

32

1849

Hawkwell, Essex, England

Sarah Ann

Button

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hockley, Essex, England

Florence

Button

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochford, Essex, England

Alfred

Button

Son

Single

3

1878

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Percy Edward

Button

Son

Single

0

1881

Hockley, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Button

Sister

Single

18

1863

Hawkwell, Essex, England

Arthur

Hales

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Hockley, Essex, England

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