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Household of John Mobsby (born 1818, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Mobsby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mobsby, born in 1818 in Lindfield, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mobsby, born in 1831 in Dalham, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Langley (born 1861 in Catford, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Catford, Kent, England), Beatrice (born 1870 in Catford, Kent, England) and May (born 1871 in Catford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Jeannie Holmes, born in 1856 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England.


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John Mobsby's household

Male

John

Mobsby

Head
Female

Eliza

Mobsby

Wife
Male

Langley

Mobsby

Son
Female

Jeannie

Holmes

Step Daughter
Male

Arthur

Mobsby

Son
Female

Beatrice

Mobsby

Daughter
Female

May

Mobsby

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Mobsby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Lindfield, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mobsby

Head

Married

63

1818

Lindfield, Sussex, England

Eliza

Mobsby

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dalham, Suffolk, England

Langley

Mobsby

Son

Single

20

1861

Catford, Kent, England

Jeannie

Holmes

Step Daughter

Single

25

1856

Kentish Town, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Mobsby

Son

Single

13

1868

Catford, Kent, England

Beatrice

Mobsby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Catford, Kent, England

May

Mobsby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Catford, Kent, England

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