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Household of John J Sylvester (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, 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 J Sylvester and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John J Sylvester, born in 1835 in Kent, consisted of 14 members. John J was the head of the household, married to May A Sylvester, born in 1842 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; May A (born 1866 in Middlesex, England), Ned W (born 1868 in Middlesex, England) and Helen (born 1873 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John J's Visitor, Walter S (born 1839 in Scotland), John J's Visitor, Christina (born 1839 in Scotland), John J's Visitor, Bruce (born 1873 in Scotland), John J's Boarder, Emily B (born 1860 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), John J's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), John J's Boarder, John R (born 1853 in Shields, Durham, England), John J's Lodger, George (born 1852 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), John J's Wife To Lodger, Harriet (born 1854 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and John J's Lodger, William (born 1847 in Scotland).


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John J Sylvester's household

Male

John J

Sylvester

Head
Female

May A

Sylvester

Wife
Female

May A

Sylvester

Daughter
Male

Ned W

Sylvester

Son
Female

Helen

Sylvester

Daughter
Male

Walter S

McPherson

Visitor
Female

Christina

McPherson

Visitor
Male

Bruce

McPherson

Visitor
Female

Emily B

Reed

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Reed

Boarder
Male

John R

Reed

Boarder
Male

George

Ives

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Ives

Wife To Lodger
Male

William

McFurson

Lodger
First name(s) John J
Last name Sylvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John J

Sylvester

Head

Married

46

1835

Kent, England

May A

Sylvester

Wife

Married

39

1842

Middlesex, England

May A

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middlesex, England

Ned W

Sylvester

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Helen

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Walter S

McPherson

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Christina

McPherson

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Bruce

McPherson

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Scotland

Emily B

Reed

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Reed

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Lambeth, Surrey, England

John R

Reed

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Shields, Durham, England

George

Ives

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Ives

Wife To Lodger

Married

27

1854

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

William

McFurson

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Scotland

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