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Household of John Covill (born 1837, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, 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 Covill and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Covill, born in 1837 in Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Covill, born in 1839 in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Robert (born 1855 in Cambridgeshire, England), John's Sister, Alice (born 1857 in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England), John's Nephew, Thomas (born 1877 in Swansea, Cambridgeshire, England) and John's Nephew, Albert (born 1878 in Swansea, Cambridgeshire, England).


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John Covill's household

Male

John

Covill

Head
Female

Sarah

Covill

Wife
Male

Robert

Stephen

Brother
Female

Alice

Stephen

Sister
Male

Thomas

Stephen

Nephew
Male

Albert

Stephen

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Covill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Covill

Head

Married

44

1837

Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah

Covill

Wife

Married

42

1839

Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Robert

Stephen

Brother

Married

26

1855

Cambridgeshire, England

Alice

Stephen

Sister

Married

24

1857

Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England

Thomas

Stephen

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Cambridgeshire, England

Albert

Stephen

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Cambridgeshire, England

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