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Household of John Denning (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 Denning and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Denning, born in 1833 in Stoke Lane, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Denning, born in 1837 in Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Stretton on Fosse, Somerset, England), Philip (born 1867 in Stretton on Fosse, Somerset, England), John (born 1871 in Stoke Lane, Somerset, England), Abraham (born 1874 in Stretton on Fosse, Somerset, England), Anna (born 1869 in Stoke Lane, Somerset, England), Jane (born 1877 in Stoke Lane, Somerset, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Stoke Lane, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grand Father, Ebenezer (born 1800 in Stoke Lane, Somerset, England) and John's Wifes Father, Uriah (born 1800 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).


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John Denning's household

Male

John

Denning

Head
Female

Rachel

Denning

Wife
Male

Thomas

Denning

Son
Male

Philip

Denning

Son
Male

John

Denning

Son
Male

Abraham

Denning

Son
Female

Anna

Denning

Daughter
Female

Jane

Denning

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Denning

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer

Denning

Grand Father
Male

Uriah

Merryfield

Wifes Father
First name(s) John
Last name Denning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Denning

Head

Married

48

1833

Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Rachel

Denning

Wife

Married

44

1837

Somerset, England

Thomas

Denning

Son

Single

16

1865

Stretton on Fosse, Somerset, England

Philip

Denning

Son

Single

14

1867

Stretton on Fosse, Somerset, England

John

Denning

Son

Single

10

1871

Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Abraham

Denning

Son

Single

7

1874

Stretton on Fosse, Somerset, England

Anna

Denning

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Jane

Denning

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Denning

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Ebenezer

Denning

Grand Father

Widower

81

1800

Stoke Lane, Somerset, England

Uriah

Merryfield

Wifes Father

Widower

81

1800

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

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