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Household of John Jacobs (born 1820, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Jacobs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jacobs, born in 1820 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Jacobs, born in 1828 in Aldgate, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1864 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1866 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1868 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Sidney (born 1870 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Eliza (born 1858 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John's Adopted Daughter, Clara (born 1859 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and John's Visitor, Henry (born 1846 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).


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John Jacobs's household

Male

John

Jacobs

Head
Female

Esther

Jacobs

Wife
Male

Henry

Jacobs

Son
Female

Annie

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Jacobs

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Jacobs

Son
Female

Eliza

Calval

Servant
Female

Clara

Palarky

Adopted Daughter
Male

Henry

Bell

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jacobs

Head

Married

61

1820

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Esther

Jacobs

Wife

Married

53

1828

Aldgate, Middlesex, England

Henry

Jacobs

Son

Single

17

1864

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Annie

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Jacobs

Son

Single

11

1870

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Calval

Servant

Single

23

1858

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Clara

Palarky

Adopted Daughter

Single

22

1859

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Henry

Bell

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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