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Household of John Norris (born 1849, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Norris and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Norris, born in 1849 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Norris, born in 1848 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1872 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Annie M (born 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Mary (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England) and George (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Foreman, George (born 1854 in Germany), John's Assistant, William (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1865 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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John Norris's household

Male

John

Norris

Head
Female

Anne

Norris

Wife
Male

John W

Norris

Son
Female

Annie M

Norris

Daughter
Female

Mary

Norris

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Norris

Son
Male

George

Norris

Son
Male

George

Hister

Foreman
Male

William

Ashwell

Assistant
Female

Jessie

Benfield

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Norris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Norris

Head

Married

32

1849

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Anne

Norris

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lambeth, Surrey, England

John W

Norris

Son

Single

9

1872

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Annie M

Norris

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary

Norris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Norris

Son

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

George

Norris

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

George

Hister

Foreman

Single

27

1854

Germany

William

Ashwell

Assistant

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Benfield

Servant

Single

16

1865

Plaistow, Essex, England

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