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Household of John Mortlay (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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 Mortlay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mortlay, born in 1836 in Kent, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Albert (born 1869 in Rochester, Kent, England), William (born 1872 in Rochester, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Frances (born 1878 in Rochester, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Housekeeper, Sarah Ann (born 1847 in Rochester, Kent, England), John's Lodger, James (born 1837 in Chatham, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1847 in Chatham, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Agnes (born 1853 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England) and John's Lodger, Robert (born 1875 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John Mortlay's household

Male

John

Mortlay

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Gooling

Housekeeper
Male

Albert

Gooling

Son
Male

William

Gooling

Son
Male

Arthur

Gooling

Son
Female

Frances

Gooling

Daughter
Male

James

Cunningham

Lodger
Male

Robert

Berford

Lodger
Female

Agnes

Berford

Lodger
Male

Robert

Berford

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mortlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mortlay

Head

Widower

45

1836

Kent, England

Sarah Ann

Gooling

Housekeeper

Married

34

1847

Rochester, Kent, England

Albert

Gooling

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochester, Kent, England

William

Gooling

Son

Single

9

1872

Rochester, Kent, England

Arthur

Gooling

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochester, Kent, England

Frances

Gooling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rochester, Kent, England

James

Cunningham

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Chatham, Kent, England

Robert

Berford

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Chatham, Kent, England

Agnes

Berford

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Robert

Berford

Lodger

Single

6

1875

Chatham, Kent, England

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