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Household of John Orson (born 1843, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Orson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orson, born in 1843 in Wymondham, Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ada Orson, born in 1846 in Eynsford, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Katherine (born 1870 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Ada (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Mary Forbes (born 1834 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's -, Margaret (born 1862 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England).


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John Orson's household

Male

John

Orson

Head
Female

Ada

Orson

Wife
Female

Katherine

Orson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Orson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Drummond

Wife
Female

Mary Forbes

Paton

-
Female

Margaret

Dance

-
First name(s) John
Last name Orson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wymondham, Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orson

Head

Married

38

1843

Wymondham, Leicestershire, England

Ada

Orson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Eynsford, Kent, England

Katherine

Orson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stratford, Essex, England

Ada

Orson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

Annie

Drummond

Wife

Married

27

1854

Denham, Suffolk, England

Mary Forbes

Paton

-

Single

47

1834

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dance

-

Single

19

1862

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

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