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Household of John Godfrey (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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 Godfrey and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Godfrey, born in 1841 in Deal, Kent, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Godfrey, born in 1843 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England), Olive (born 1876 in Chatham, Kent, England), David (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England), Cada (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1869 in Rochester, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Widaughter, William (born 1808 in Chatham, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1842 in Callington, Cornwall, England), John's Lodger, Kate (born 1859 in Chatham, Kent, England) and John's Lodger Head, George (born 1857 in Kent, England).


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John Godfrey's household

Male

John

Godfrey

Head
Female

Eliza

Godfrey

Wife
Male

John

Godfrey

Son
Female

Olive

Godfrey

Daughter
Male

David

Godfrey

Son
Male

Joseph

Godfrey

Son
Male

William

Godfrey

Widaughter
Female

Mary Ann

Barlow

Lodger
Female

Kate

Ashdourn

Lodger
Male

George

Davison

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Davison

Wife
Female

Cada

Ashdown

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Davison

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Godfrey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Deal, Kent, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Godfrey

Head

Married

40

1841

Deal, Kent, England

Eliza

Godfrey

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Godfrey

Son

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Olive

Godfrey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chatham, Kent, England

David

Godfrey

Son

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

Joseph

Godfrey

Son

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Godfrey

Widaughter

Married

73

1808

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Barlow

Lodger

Widow

39

1842

Callington, Cornwall, England

Kate

Ashdourn

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Chatham, Kent, England

George

Davison

Lodger Head

Married

24

1857

Kent, England

Emma

Davison

Wife

Married

22

1859

Maidstone, Kent, England

Cada

Ashdown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

Alfred

Davison

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochester, Kent, England

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