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Household of John Hedsman (born 1829, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Hedsman and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hedsman, born in 1829 in Henfield, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Hedsman, born in 1838 in Norwood, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; James G (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), John H (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), William L (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and George G (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Susan (born 1826 in Buckinghamshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in -), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Brighton, Sussex, England), John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1851 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Hedsman's household

Male

John

Hedsman

Head
Female

Jane

Hedsman

Wife
Female

Susan

Hunter

Sister
Male

James G

Harris

Son
Male

John H

Harris

Son
Male

William L

Harris

Son
Male

George G

Harris

Son
Female

Sarah

Summers

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Still

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Robinson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hedsman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Henfield, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hedsman

Head

Married

52

1829

Henfield, Sussex, England

Jane

Hedsman

Wife

Married

43

1838

Norwood, Surrey, England

Susan

Hunter

Sister

Widow

55

1826

Buckinghamshire, England

James G

Harris

Son

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

John H

Harris

Son

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

William L

Harris

Son

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

George G

Harris

Son

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Summers

Servant

Single

23

1858

-

Elizabeth

Still

Servant

Single

22

1859

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Robinson

Servant

Single

30

1851

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Scott

Servant

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

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