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Household of John Ordell (born 1820, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Ordell and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ordell, born in 1820 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 2 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emily Fortnam, born in 1851 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England.


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John Ordell's household

Male

John

Ordell

Head
Female

Emily

Fortnam

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ordell
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ordell

Head

Single

61

1820

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emily

Fortnam

Servant

Single

30

1851

Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England

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