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Household of John Cave (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Cave and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cave, born in 1855 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Cave, born in 1849 in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1879 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in New Cross, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Esther (born 1868 in Wistow, Huntingdonshire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1850 in -) and John's Step Daughter, Emily (born 1861 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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John Cave's household

Male

John

Cave

Head
Female

Emma

Cave

Wife
Female

Mary

Cave

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Cave

Son
Female

Esther

Palmer

Niece
Male

George

Gowers

Lodger
Female

Emily

Etheredge

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Cave
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cave

Head

Married

26

1855

Somerset, England

Emma

Cave

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England

Mary

Cave

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Cave

Son

Single

0

1881

New Cross, Surrey, England

Esther

Palmer

Niece

Single

13

1868

Wistow, Huntingdonshire, England

George

Gowers

Lodger

Single

31

1850

-

Emily

Etheredge

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Plumstead, Kent, England

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