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Household of John Furness (born 1825, 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 Furness and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Furness, born in 1825 in Old Ford, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hester Furness, born in 1840 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1858 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1866 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Forest Gate, Essex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Jane (born 1872 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger Head, George (born 1855 in Braintree, Essex, England).


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John Furness's household

Male

John

Furness

Head
Female

Hester

Furness

Wife
Female

Ann

Furness

Daughter
Female

Alice

Furness

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cole

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cole

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cleare

Boarder
Male

George

Fryer

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fryer

Wife
Female

Florence

Fryer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Furness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Furness

Head

Married

56

1825

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Hester

Furness

Wife

Married

41

1840

Middlesex, England

Ann

Furness

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice

Furness

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Jane

Cole

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Cole

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Cleare

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Fryer

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Braintree, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Fryer

Wife

Married

22

1859

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Florence

Fryer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Forest Gate, Essex, England

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