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Household of John Hearsum (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Hearsum and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hearsum, born in 1853 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hearsum, born in 1853 in Poole, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Edith M (born 1878 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Harvey L (born 1880 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Nellie G (born 1881 in Southwark, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth A (born 1825 in Southwark, Surrey, England), John's Brother, George (born 1855 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), John's Sister, Kate (born 1865 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and John's Daughter Servant, Emily C (born 1845 in Coddenham, Suffolk, England).


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John Hearsum's household

Male

John

Hearsum

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hearsum

Wife
Female

Edith M

Hearsum

Daughter
Male

Harvey L

Hearsum

Son
Female

Nellie G

Hearsum

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Hearsum

Mother
Male

George

Hearsum

Brother
Female

Kate

Hearsum

Sister
Female

Emily C

Brook

Daughter Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hearsum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hearsum

Head

Married

28

1853

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Hearsum

Wife

Married

28

1853

Poole, Dorset, England

Edith M

Hearsum

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southwark, Surrey, England

Harvey L

Hearsum

Son

Single

1

1880

Southwark, Surrey, England

Nellie G

Hearsum

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwark, Surrey, England

Elizabeth A

Hearsum

Mother

Widow

56

1825

Southwark, Surrey, England

George

Hearsum

Brother

Single

26

1855

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Kate

Hearsum

Sister

Single

16

1865

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Emily C

Brook

Daughter Servant

Single

36

1845

Coddenham, Suffolk, England

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