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Household of John Head (born 1829, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Faversham, 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 Head and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Head, born in 1829 in Selling, Kent, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Head, born in 1838 in Ospringe, Kent, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1856 in Herne Hill, Kent, England), Henry (born 1859 in Preston, Kent, England), John (born 1861 in Boughton, Kent, England), William (born 1863 in Faversham, Kent, England) and Edwin (born 1866 in Faversham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1817 in Lenham, Kent, England), John's Niece, Eliza (born 1877 in Teynham, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1852 in Newington, Kent, England) and John's Visitor, George (born 1862 in Whitstable, Kent, England).


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John Head's household

Male

John

Head

Head
Female

Eliza

Head

Wife
Male

George

Head

Son
Male

Henry

Head

Son
Male

John

Head

Son
Male

William

Head

Son
Male

Edwin

Head

Son
Female

Jane

Lewis

Mother
Female

Eliza

Lewis

Niece
Male

Edward

Pepper

Lodger
Male

George

Miles

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Head
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Selling, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Head

Head

Married

52

1829

Selling, Kent, England

Eliza

Head

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ospringe, Kent, England

George

Head

Son

Single

25

1856

Herne Hill, Kent, England

Henry

Head

Son

Single

22

1859

Preston, Kent, England

John

Head

Son

Single

20

1861

Boughton, Kent, England

William

Head

Son

Single

18

1863

Faversham, Kent, England

Edwin

Head

Son

Single

15

1866

Faversham, Kent, England

Jane

Lewis

Mother

Married

64

1817

Lenham, Kent, England

Eliza

Lewis

Niece

Single

4

1877

Teynham, Kent, England

Edward

Pepper

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Newington, Kent, England

George

Miles

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Whitstable, Kent, England

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