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Household of John Prior (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romney Marsh, Kent, 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 Prior and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prior, born in 1840 in Bilsington, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Prior, born in 1848 in Aldington, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1872 in New Romney, Kent, England), Fanny (born 1874 in New Romney, Kent, England) and John (born 1877 in St Mary's, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1863 in Rye, Sussex, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1865 in St Mary's, Kent, England).


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John Prior's household

Male

John

Prior

Head
Female

Jane

Prior

Wife
Female

Sarah

Prior

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Prior

Daughter
Male

John

Prior

Son
Male

John

Trench

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Stickels

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bilsington, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prior

Head

Married

41

1840

Bilsington, Kent, England

Jane

Prior

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aldington, Kent, England

Sarah

Prior

Daughter

Single

9

1872

New Romney, Kent, England

Fanny

Prior

Daughter

Single

7

1874

New Romney, Kent, England

John

Prior

Son

Single

4

1877

St Mary's, Kent, England

John

Trench

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Rye, Sussex, England

Thomas

Stickels

Lodger

Single

16

1865

St Mary's, Kent, England

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