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Household of John Hext Stephens (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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 Hext Stephens and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hext Stephens, born in 1846 in Whitelackington, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John Hext was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Stephens, born in 1852 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Rosa Best (born 1874 in Somerset, England), Thomas Willam Hext (born 1875 in Somerset, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Somerset, England), Mary Harriett Blanche (born 1879 in Somerset, England) and Reginald (born 1880 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Hext's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Somerset, England) and John Hext's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England).


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John Hext Stephens's household

Male

John Hext

Stephens

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Stephens

Wife
Female

Rosa Best

Stephens

Daughter
Male

Thomas Willam Hext

Stephens

Son
Male

Alfred

Stephens

Son
Female

Mary Harriett Blanche

Stephens

Daughter
Male

Reginald

Stephens

Son
Female

Sarah

Johnson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Best

Servant
First name(s) John Hext
Last name Stephens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Whitelackington, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Hext

Stephens

Head

Married

35

1846

Whitelackington, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Stephens

Wife

Married

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Rosa Best

Stephens

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Somerset, England

Thomas Willam Hext

Stephens

Son

Single

6

1875

Somerset, England

Alfred

Stephens

Son

Single

4

1877

Somerset, England

Mary Harriett Blanche

Stephens

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Somerset, England

Reginald

Stephens

Son

Single

1

1880

Somerset, England

Sarah

Johnson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Best

Servant

Single

15

1866

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

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