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Household of John Jacobs (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jacobs, born in 1831 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hanah Jacobs, born in 1835 in Germany. They had 8 children; Abraham (born 1862 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Isaac (born 1863 in Middlesex, England), Rachel (born 1865 in Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), Frances (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), Emanuel (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Middlesex, England) and Isabella (born 1875 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Snell, born in 1842 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England.


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John Jacobs's household

Male

John

Jacobs

Head
Female

Hanah

Jacobs

Wife
Male

Abraham

Jacobs

Son
Male

Isaac

Jacobs

Son
Female

Rachel

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Frances

Jacobs

Daughter
Male

Emanuel

Jacobs

Son
Male

Benjamin

Jacobs

Son
Female

Isabella

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Snell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Germany

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jacobs

Head

Married

50

1831

Germany

Hanah

Jacobs

Wife

Married

46

1835

Germany

Abraham

Jacobs

Son

Single

19

1862

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Isaac

Jacobs

Son

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Rachel

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

Frances

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Emanuel

Jacobs

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Jacobs

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Isabella

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

Jane

Snell

Servant

Married

39

1842

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

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