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Household of John Covell (born 1842, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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 Covell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Covell, born in 1842 in Felmingham, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Covell, born in 1841 in Aston, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; William Henry (born 1864 in Millwall, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1871 in West Ham, Essex, England), Ada (born 1873 in West Ham, Essex, England), Hannah (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England) and George (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Fred Knight, born in 1855 in Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England.


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John Covell's household

Male

John

Covell

Head
Female

Emma

Covell

Wife
Male

William Henry

Covell

Son
Female

Emily

Covell

Daughter
Female

Ada

Covell

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Covell

Daughter
Male

George

Covell

Son
Male

Fred

Knight

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Covell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Felmingham, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Covell

Head

Married

39

1842

Felmingham, Norfolk, England

Emma

Covell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Aston, Hertfordshire, England

William Henry

Covell

Son

Single

17

1864

Millwall, Middlesex, England

Emily

Covell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Ham, Essex, England

Ada

Covell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Ham, Essex, England

Hannah

Covell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Ham, Essex, England

George

Covell

Son

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

Fred

Knight

Boarder

-

26

1855

Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

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