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Household of John Orsborne (born 1839, Essex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orsborne, born in 1839 in Leigh, Essex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Orsborne, born in 1841 in Leigh, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1865 in Leigh, Essex, England), Matthew (born 1866 in Prittlewell, Essex, England), Fredrick (born 1870 in Prittlewell, Essex, England), Minnie (born 1871 in Prittlewell, Essex, England) and Elsie (born 1880 in Prittlewell, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Leigh, Essex, England) and John's Visitor, Sarah (born 1870 in Rayleigh, Essex, England).


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John Orsborne's household

Male

John

Orsborne

Head
Female

Emma

Orsborne

Wife
Female

Emma

Orsborne

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Orsborne

Son
Male

Fredrick

Orsborne

Son
Female

Minnie

Orsborne

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Orsborne

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Percy

Servant
Female

Sarah

Gregg

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Orsborne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leigh, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orsborne

Head

Married

42

1839

Leigh, Essex, England

Emma

Orsborne

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leigh, Essex, England

Emma

Orsborne

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leigh, Essex, England

Matthew

Orsborne

Son

Single

15

1866

Prittlewell, Essex, England

Fredrick

Orsborne

Son

Single

11

1870

Prittlewell, Essex, England

Minnie

Orsborne

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Prittlewell, Essex, England

Elsie

Orsborne

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Prittlewell, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Percy

Servant

Single

30

1851

Leigh, Essex, England

Sarah

Gregg

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Rayleigh, Essex, England

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