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Household of John Clarke (born 1854, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Clarke and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clarke, born in 1854 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eda A Clarke, born in 1853 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Ella K (born 1878 in Williton, Somerset, England) and Reginald J (born 1880 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Hilda (born 1880 in Williton, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Todber, Dorset, England).


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John Clarke's household

Male

John

Clarke

Head
Female

Eda A

Clarke

Wife
Female

Ella K

Clarke

Daughter
Male

Reginald J

Clarke

Son
Female

Hilda

Jones

Visitor
Female

Mary

Andrews

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clarke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clarke

Head

Married

27

1854

Taunton, Somerset, England

Eda A

Clarke

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ella K

Clarke

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Williton, Somerset, England

Reginald J

Clarke

Son

Single

1

1880

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Hilda

Jones

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Williton, Somerset, England

Mary

Andrews

Servant

Single

14

1867

Todber, Dorset, England

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