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Household of John Olive (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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 Olive and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Olive, born in 1834 in Woolverton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bessie Olive, born in 1849 in Rodden, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1873 in Rudge, Somerset, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Rudge, Somerset, England), John (born 1878 in Wiltshire, England) and Marian (born 1879 in Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Chapmanslade, Wiltshire, England) and John's Servant, Rosa (born 1866 in Chapmanslade, Wiltshire, England).


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John Olive's household

Male

John

Olive

Head
Female

Bessie

Olive

Wife
Male

Edward

Olive

Son
Female

Jessie

Olive

Daughter
Male

John

Olive

Son
Female

Marian

Olive

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wheeler

Servant
Female

Rosa

Dunning

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Olive
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Woolverton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Olive

Head

Married

47

1834

Woolverton, Somerset, England

Bessie

Olive

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rodden, Somerset, England

Edward

Olive

Son

Single

8

1873

Rudge, Somerset, England

Jessie

Olive

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rudge, Somerset, England

John

Olive

Son

Single

3

1878

Wiltshire, England

Marian

Olive

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Wheeler

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chapmanslade, Wiltshire, England

Rosa

Dunning

Servant

Single

15

1866

Chapmanslade, Wiltshire, England

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