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Household of John Palmer (born 1849, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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 Palmer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Palmer, born in 1849 in West Ham, Essex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Palmer, born in 1840 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in West Ham, Essex, England), Herbert (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England), Helena (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Wallace (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Anne (born 1863 in Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England), John's Step Son, James (born 1865 in Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1864 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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John Palmer's household

Male

John

Palmer

Head
Female

Maria

Palmer

Wife
Female

Anne

Polton

Step Daughter
Male

James

Polton

Step Son
Male

John

Palmer

Son
Male

Herbert

Palmer

Son
Female

Helena

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Palmer

Son
Male

Robert

Gucks

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place West Ham, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Palmer

Head

Married

32

1849

West Ham, Essex, England

Maria

Palmer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Tring, Hertfordshire, England

Anne

Polton

Step Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

James

Polton

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

John

Palmer

Son

Single

8

1873

West Ham, Essex, England

Herbert

Palmer

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

Helena

Palmer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

Wallace

Palmer

Son

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

Robert

Gucks

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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