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Household of John E Way (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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 E Way and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John E Way, born in 1847 in Uphill, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John E was the head of the household, married to Laura J Way, born in 1850 in Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Ernest S (born 1871 in Somerset, England), George A (born 1872 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Laura B (born 1875 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Edith E (born 1877 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Frederick J (born 1879 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Charles E (born 1881 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John E's Lodger, Maria Reading, born in 1811 in Kewstoke, Somerset, England.


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John E Way's household

Male

John E

Way

Head
Female

Laura J

Way

Wife
Male

Ernest S

Way

Son
Male

George A

Way

Son
Female

Laura B

Way

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Way

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Way

Son
Male

Charles E

Way

Son
Female

Maria

Reading

Lodger
First name(s) John E
Last name Way
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Uphill, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John E

Way

Head

Married

34

1847

Uphill, Somerset, England

Laura J

Way

Wife

Married

31

1850

Somerset, England

Ernest S

Way

Son

Single

10

1871

Somerset, England

George A

Way

Son

Single

9

1872

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Laura B

Way

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Edith E

Way

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Frederick J

Way

Son

Single

2

1879

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Charles E

Way

Son

Single

0

1881

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Maria

Reading

Lodger

Widow

70

1811

Kewstoke, Somerset, England

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