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Household of John Digby (born 1842, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, 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 Digby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Digby, born in 1842 in Clare, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Digby, born in 1850 in Essex, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1869 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Emma M (born 1871 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Samuel T (born 1874 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Ethel J (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Harriet L (born 1880 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Brewes, born in 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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John Digby's household

Male

John

Digby

Head
Female

Charlotte

Digby

Wife
Male

George

Digby

Son
Female

Emma M

Digby

Daughter
Male

Samuel T

Digby

Son
Female

Ethel J

Digby

Daughter
Female

Harriet L

Digby

Daughter
Male

William

Brewes

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Digby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Clare, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Digby

Head

Married

39

1842

Clare, Suffolk, England

Charlotte

Digby

Wife

Married

31

1850

Essex, England

George

Digby

Son

Single

12

1869

Peckham, Surrey, England

Emma M

Digby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Samuel T

Digby

Son

Single

7

1874

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Ethel J

Digby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

Harriet L

Digby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Deptford, Kent, England

William

Brewes

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Deptford, Kent, England

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