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Household of John Jacobs (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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 Jacobs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jacobs, born in 1840 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William George (born 1872 in Somerset, England), Sidney James (born 1876 in Somerset, England) and Susan Matilda (born 1878 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).


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John Jacobs's household

Male

John

Jacobs

Head
Male

William George

Jacobs

Son
Male

Sidney James

Jacobs

Son
Female

Susan Matilda

Jacobs

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jacobs

Head

Widower

41

1840

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

William George

Jacobs

Son

Single

9

1872

Somerset, England

Sidney James

Jacobs

Son

Single

5

1876

Somerset, England

Susan Matilda

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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