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Household of John Rule (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Rule and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rule, born in 1846 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rule, born in 1852 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Rule's household

Male

John

Rule

Head
Female

Margaret

Rule

Wife
Female

Jane

Rule

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rule

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rule

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rule

Head

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Margaret

Rule

Wife

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Jane

Rule

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Rule

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Rule

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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