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Household of John Orton (born 1833, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Orton and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Orton, born in 1833 in Hampstead, Middlesex, consisted of 16 members. John was the head of the household, married to Arthur Orton, born in 1839 in St James, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; George (born 1864 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), William (born 1871 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1873 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1880 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Ernest (born 1856 in Ingham, Suffolk, England), John's Lodger, Edward (born 1857 in Folkestone, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Alfred (born 1855 in North Curry, Somerset, England), John's Boarder, Arthur Henry (born 1845 in Hampshire, England), John's Lodger, Frank (born 1855 in Margate, Kent, England) and John's Lodger, Alfred George (born 1858 in Haggerston, Middlesex, England).


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John Orton's household

Male

John

Orton

Head
Female

Arthur

Orton

Wife
Male

George

Orton

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Orton

Daughter
Male

William

Orton

Son
Male

Harry

Orton

Son
Female

Ellen

Orton

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Orton

Son
Male

Walter

Orton

Son
Female

Kate

Orton

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Holmes

Boarder
Male

Edward

Bishop

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Miles

Lodger
Male

Arthur Henry

Price

Boarder
Male

Frank

Coggan

Lodger
Male

Alfred George

Copas

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Orton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Orton

Head

Married

48

1833

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Orton

Wife

Married

42

1839

St James, Middlesex, England

George

Orton

Son

Single

17

1864

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Orton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

William

Orton

Son

Single

10

1871

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Harry

Orton

Son

Single

8

1873

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Orton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Orton

Son

Single

3

1878

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Walter

Orton

Son

Single

1

1880

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Kate

Orton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Holmes

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ingham, Suffolk, England

Edward

Bishop

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Folkestone, Kent, England

Alfred

Miles

Lodger

Single

26

1855

North Curry, Somerset, England

Arthur Henry

Price

Boarder

Widower

36

1845

Hampshire, England

Frank

Coggan

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Margate, Kent, England

Alfred George

Copas

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Haggerston, Middlesex, England

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