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Household of John Gurney (born 1835, Hertfordshire)

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 Gurney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gurney, born in 1835 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Gurney, born in 1837 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1861 in Chatham, Kent, England) and John (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Louisa (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, Ellen C (born 1863 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), John's Sister, Sarah (born 1870 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and John's Sister, Anna M (born 1874 in Gillingham, Kent, England).


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John Gurney's household

Male

John

Gurney

Head
Female

Hannah

Gurney

Wife
Male

Samuel

Gurney

Son
Male

John

Gurney

Son
Female

Louisa

Brown

Servant
Female

Ellen C

Allen

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Allen

Sister
Female

Anna M

Allen

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Gurney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gurney

Head

Married

46

1835

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Hannah

Gurney

Wife

Married

44

1837

Chatham, Kent, England

Samuel

Gurney

Son

Single

20

1861

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Gurney

Son

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

Louisa

Brown

Servant

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Ellen C

Allen

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Sarah

Allen

Sister

Single

11

1870

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Anna M

Allen

Sister

Single

7

1874

Gillingham, Kent, England

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