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Household of John Lower (born 1848, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 Lower and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lower, born in 1848 in Seaford, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lower, born in 1845 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Eliza Selina (born 1878 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Clara Maud M (born 1879 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) and Florence Lucy (born 1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Henry (born 1859 in Devon, England), John's Brother In Law, George Thos (born 1861 in Devon, England), John's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1853 in Willingdon, Sussex, England), John's Boarder, Henry (born 1846 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1840 in Lewes, Sussex, England).


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John Lower's household

Male

John

Lower

Head
Female

Eliza

Lower

Wife
Female

Eliza Selina

Lower

Daughter
Female

Clara Maud M

Lower

Daughter
Female

Florence Lucy

Lower

Daughter
Male

Henry

Jones

Brother In Law
Male

George Thos

Jones

Brother In Law
Male

Benjamin

Stevens

Boarder
Male

Henry

Batt

Boarder
Female

Emily

Geall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Seaford, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lower

Head

Married

33

1848

Seaford, Sussex, England

Eliza

Lower

Wife

Married

36

1845

Devon, England

Eliza Selina

Lower

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Clara Maud M

Lower

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Florence Lucy

Lower

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Henry

Jones

Brother In Law

Married

22

1859

Devon, England

George Thos

Jones

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

Benjamin

Stevens

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Willingdon, Sussex, England

Henry

Batt

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Plumstead, Kent, England

Emily

Geall

Servant

Single

41

1840

Lewes, Sussex, England

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