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Household of John Measures (born 1845, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Measures and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Measures, born in 1845 in Walworth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Measures, born in 1849 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Robert (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Walworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Surrey, England), John's Boarder, Arthur (born 1861 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and John's Boarder, Robert W (born 1865 in Croydon, Surrey, England).


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John Measures's household

Male

John

Measures

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Measures

Wife
Male

George

Measures

Son
Male

Robert

Measures

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Measures

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Payne

Visitor
Male

Arthur

Garlic

Boarder
Male

Robert W

Grant

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Measures
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Walworth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Measures

Head

Married

36

1845

Walworth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Measures

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stepney, Middlesex, England

George

Measures

Son

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Robert

Measures

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Measures

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Walworth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Payne

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Surrey, England

Arthur

Garlic

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Peckham, Surrey, England

Robert W

Grant

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Croydon, Surrey, England

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