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Household of John Dews (born 1826, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Dews and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dews, born in 1826 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Dews, born in 1850 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1856 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Frank (born 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Harry (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Bernard (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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John Dews's household

Male

John

Dews

Head
Female

Sarah

Dews

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Dews

Daughter
Male

Frank

Dews

Son
Female

Ellen

Dews

Daughter
Male

Harry

Dews

Son
Male

George

Dews

Son
Male

Bernard

Dews

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dews
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dews

Head

Married

55

1826

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Dews

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Dews

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Frank

Dews

Son

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Dews

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Dews

Son

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

George

Dews

Son

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Bernard

Dews

Son

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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