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Household of John Carpenter (born 1842, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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 Carpenter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Carpenter, born in 1842 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Carpenter, born in 1845 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England) and Maria (born 1880 in Berkley, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, George (born 1857 in Berkley, Somerset, England), John's Brother, Joseph (born 1868 in Berkley, Somerset, England) and John's Brother, James (born 1873 in Berkley, Somerset, England).


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John Carpenter's household

Male

John

Carpenter

Head
Female

Charlotte

Carpenter

Wife
Female

Ellen

Carpenter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Carpenter

Son
Female

Maria

Carpenter

Daughter
Male

George

Singer (?)

Brother
Male

Joseph

Singer (?)

Brother
Male

James

Singer (?)

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Carpenter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Horningsham, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Carpenter

Head

Married

39

1842

Horningsham, Wiltshire, England

Charlotte

Carpenter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Horningsham, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Horningsham, Wiltshire, England

Thomas

Carpenter

Son

Single

8

1873

Horningsham, Wiltshire, England

Maria

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Berkley, Somerset, England

George

Singer (?)

Brother

Single

24

1857

Berkley, Somerset, England

Joseph

Singer (?)

Brother

Single

13

1868

Berkley, Somerset, England

James

Singer (?)

Brother

Single

8

1873

Berkley, Somerset, England

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