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Household of John Onions (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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 Onions and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Onions, born in 1841 in Goudhurst, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Onions, born in 1844 in Peckham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Yalding, Kent, England), Charles (born 1872 in Yalding, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Yalding, Kent, England), Henry (born 1875 in Yalding, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Yalding, Kent, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Yalding, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Reed, born in 1872 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.


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John Onions's household

Male

John

Onions

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Onions

Wife
Male

William

Onions

Son
Male

Charles

Onions

Son
Male

Frederick

Onions

Son
Male

Henry

Onions

Son
Male

Alfred

Onions

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Onions

Daughter
Male

James

Reed

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Onions
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Goudhurst, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Onions

Head

Married

40

1841

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Onions

Wife

Married

37

1844

Peckham, Kent, England

William

Onions

Son

Single

13

1868

Yalding, Kent, England

Charles

Onions

Son

Single

9

1872

Yalding, Kent, England

Frederick

Onions

Son

Single

8

1873

Yalding, Kent, England

Henry

Onions

Son

Single

6

1875

Yalding, Kent, England

Alfred

Onions

Son

Single

5

1876

Yalding, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Onions

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yalding, Kent, England

James

Reed

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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