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Household of John Driffield (born 1834, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 Driffield and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Driffield, born in 1834 in St Austell, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Driffield, born in 1845 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales) and John's Visitor, James (born 1814 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Driffield's household

Male

John

Driffield

Head
Female

Margaret

Driffield

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Driffield

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Driffield

Son
Female

Sarah

Hughes

Servant
Male

James

Macpherson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Driffield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Austell, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Driffield

Head

Married

47

1834

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Driffield

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Driffield

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Driffield

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hughes

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales

James

Macpherson

Visitor

Married

67

1814

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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