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Household of John King (born 1834, 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 King and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John King, born in 1834 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline King, born in 1841 in Wincanton, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Harry (born 1864 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Tom (born 1866 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Fred (born 1869 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Annie (born 1872 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Sidney (born 1877 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Louisa (born 1879 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Frances (born 1881 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).


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John King's household

Male

John

King

Head
Female

Caroline

King

Wife
Male

Harry

King

Son
Male

Tom

King

Son
Male

Fred

King

Son
Female

Annie

King

Daughter
Male

Sidney

King

Son
Female

Louisa

King

Daughter
Female

Frances

King

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name King
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

King

Head

Married

47

1834

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Caroline

King

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Harry

King

Son

Single

17

1864

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Tom

King

Son

Single

15

1866

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Fred

King

Son

Single

12

1869

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Annie

King

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Sidney

King

Son

Single

4

1877

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Louisa

King

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Frances

King

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gillingham, Dorset, England

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