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Household of John Cawston (born 1824, Suffolk)

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 Cawston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cawston, born in 1824 in Flempton, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia A Cawston, born in 1829 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Caroline M (born 1858 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and John W (born 1860 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Rosetta (born 1841 in Tonbridge, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Sarah E (born 1852 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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John Cawston's household

Male

John

Cawston

Head
Female

Sophia A

Cawston

Wife
Female

Caroline M

Cawston

Daughter
Male

John W

Cawston

Son
Female

Rosetta

Wolley

Servant
Female

Sarah E

Moffitt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cawston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Flempton, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cawston

Head

Married

57

1824

Flempton, Suffolk, England

Sophia A

Cawston

Wife

Married

52

1829

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Caroline M

Cawston

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Teignmouth, Devon, England

John W

Cawston

Son

Single

21

1860

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Rosetta

Wolley

Servant

Single

40

1841

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Sarah E

Moffitt

Servant

Single

29

1852

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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