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Household of John Griffen (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, 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 Griffen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Griffen, born in 1852 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Griffen, born in 1856 in Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Thomas H H (born 1875 in Over Compton, Dorset, England), John E J (born 1877 in Hardington, Somerset, England) and Walter W E (born 1878 in Hardington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Hardington, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Hardington, Somerset, England).


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John Griffen's household

Male

John

Griffen

Head
Female

Mary

Griffen

Wife
Male

Thomas H H

Griffen

Son
Male

John E J

Griffen

Son
Male

Walter W E

Griffen

Son
Female

Mary

Eastment

Servant
Female

Emily

Eastment

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Griffen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Griffen

Head

Married

29

1852

Somerset, England

Mary

Griffen

Wife

Married

25

1856

Melbury Osmond, Dorset, England

Thomas H H

Griffen

Son

Single

6

1875

Over Compton, Dorset, England

John E J

Griffen

Son

Single

4

1877

Hardington, Somerset, England

Walter W E

Griffen

Son

Single

3

1878

Hardington, Somerset, England

Mary

Eastment

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hardington, Somerset, England

Emily

Eastment

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hardington, Somerset, England

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