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Household of John Jesse (born 1823, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Jesse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Jesse, born in 1823 in St James, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Richard J (born 1855 in Dorset, England), William (born 1859 in Dorset, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Dorset, England), Henry A (born 1861 in Dorset, England), Martha E (born 1866 in Dorset, England) and Emma K (born 1869 in Dorset, England).


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John Jesse's household

Male

John

Jesse

Head
Male

Richard J

Jesse

Son
Male

William

Jesse

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jesse

Daughter
Male

Henry A

Jesse

Son
Female

Martha E

Jesse

Daughter
Female

Emma K

Jesse

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Jesse
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place St James, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Jesse

Head

Widower

58

1823

St James, Dorset, England

Richard J

Jesse

Son

Single

26

1855

Dorset, England

William

Jesse

Son

Single

22

1859

Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Jesse

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dorset, England

Henry A

Jesse

Son

Single

20

1861

Dorset, England

Martha E

Jesse

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dorset, England

Emma K

Jesse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dorset, England

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