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Household of John Kensit (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Kensit and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kensit, born in 1852 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Edith Kensit, born in 1854 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Edith, born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Shorter, born in 1821 in London, Middlesex, England.


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John Kensit's household

Male

John

Kensit

Head
Female

Edith

Kensit

Wife
Female

Edith

Kensit

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shorter

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Kensit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kensit

Head

Married

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Edith

Kensit

Wife

Married

27

1854

London, Middlesex, England

Edith

Kensit

Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Shorter

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

London, Middlesex, England

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