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Household of John Lim (born 1807, Norfolk)

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 Lim and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lim, born in 1807 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lim, born in 1847 in Cramlington, Suffolk, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1868 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1873 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Jessie (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Daniel (born 1851 in Downham, Norfolk, England), John's Other, Hannah (born 1851 in Norfolk, England), John's Nurse Child, Bella (born 1879 in -) and John's Lodger, William P J (born 1849 in Homerton, Middlesex, England).


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John Lim's household

Male

John

Lim

Head
Female

Sarah

Lim

Wife
Male

William

Lim

Son
Female

Emily

Lim

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lim

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lim

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Lim

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lim

Son
Male

Daniel

Bilney

-
Female

Hannah

Bilney

Other
Female

Bella

Edwards

Nurse Child
Male

William P J

White

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Lim
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lim

Head

Married

74

1807

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sarah

Lim

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cramlington, Suffolk, England

William

Lim

Son

Single

15

1866

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Emily

Lim

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Lim

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Mary

Lim

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Lim

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Lim

Son

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Daniel

Bilney

-

Married

30

1851

Downham, Norfolk, England

Hannah

Bilney

Other

Married

30

1851

Norfolk, England

Bella

Edwards

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

-

William P J

White

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Homerton, Middlesex, England

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