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Household of John Freeborn (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Freeborn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Freeborn, born in 1845 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Julia Freeborn, born in 1849 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), William (born 1871 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Mary Jane (born 1873 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1876 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1878 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1815 in Ilford, Essex, England) and John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1861 in Walworth, Surrey, England).


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John Freeborn's household

Male

John

Freeborn

Head
Female

Julia

Freeborn

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Freeborn

Daughter
Male

William

Freeborn

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Freeborn

Daughter
Male

Albert

Freeborn

Son
Male

James

Freeborn

Son
Female

Sarah

Phillips

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Parish

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Freeborn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Freeborn

Head

Married

36

1845

London, Middlesex, England

Julia

Freeborn

Wife

Married

32

1849

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Freeborn

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Mile End, Middlesex, England

William

Freeborn

Son

Single

10

1871

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Mary Jane

Freeborn

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Albert

Freeborn

Son

Single

5

1876

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

James

Freeborn

Son

Single

3

1878

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Phillips

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Ilford, Essex, England

Joseph

Parish

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Walworth, Surrey, England

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