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Household of John Jacobs (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jacobs, born in 1836 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jacobs, born in 1838 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Arthur (born 1859 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Phoebe (born 1861 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), James (born 1865 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), John (born 1869 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Emma (born 1875 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Charles (born 1859 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).


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John Jacobs's household

Male

John

Jacobs

Head
Female

Sarah

Jacobs

Wife
Male

Arthur

Jacobs

Son
Female

Phoebe

Jacobs

Daughter
Male

James

Jacobs

Son
Male

John

Jacobs

Son
Male

Thomas

Jacobs

Son
Female

Emma

Jacobs

Daughter
Male

Charles

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Taffs

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jacobs

Head

Married

45

1836

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Jacobs

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Jacobs

Son

Single

22

1859

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bromley, Middlesex, England

James

Jacobs

Son

Single

16

1865

Bromley, Middlesex, England

John

Jacobs

Son

Single

12

1869

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Jacobs

Son

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Emma

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Charles

Taylor

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Taffs

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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