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Household of John Schorfield (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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 Schorfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Schorfield, born in 1845 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Schorfield, born in 1842 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Margaret Florence (born 1878 in Chislehurst, Kent, England), John (born 1880 in Chislehurst, Kent, England) and Donald (born 1881 in Chislehurst, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Ellen (born 1861 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England), John's Servant, Anne Elizth (born 1859 in Chislehurst, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1868 in Chislehurst, Kent, England).


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John Schorfield's household

Male

John

Schorfield

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Schorfield

Wife
Female

Margaret Florence

Schorfield

Daughter
Male

John

Schorfield

Son
Male

Donald

Schorfield

Son
Female

Ellen

Ball

Boarder
Female

Anne Elizth

Mercer

Servant
Female

Emily

Mercer

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Schorfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Schorfield

Head

Married

36

1845

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Schorfield

Wife

Married

39

1842

Middlesex, England

Margaret Florence

Schorfield

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chislehurst, Kent, England

John

Schorfield

Son

Single

1

1880

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Donald

Schorfield

Son

Single

0

1881

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Ellen

Ball

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England

Anne Elizth

Mercer

Servant

Single

22

1859

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Emily

Mercer

Servant

Single

13

1868

Chislehurst, Kent, England

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