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Household of John Finness (born 1815, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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 Finness and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Finness, born in 1815 in Cheriton, Kent, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Finness, born in 1826 in Saltwood, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1858 in Saltwood, Kent, England) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Saltwood, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, William Watches, born in 1835 in Saltwood, Kent, England.


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John Finness's household

Male

John

Finness

Head
Female

Eliza

Finness

Wife
Male

Henry

Finness

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Finness

Daughter
Male

William

Watches

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Finness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Cheriton, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Finness

Head

Married

66

1815

Cheriton, Kent, England

Eliza

Finness

Wife

Married

55

1826

Saltwood, Kent, England

Henry

Finness

Son

Single

23

1858

Saltwood, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Finness

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Saltwood, Kent, England

William

Watches

Brother In Law

Single

46

1835

Saltwood, Kent, England

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