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Household of John Shonk (born 1843, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 Shonk and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shonk, born in 1843 in Birchington, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shonk, born in 1842 in Sandwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Kate (born 1869 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Walter (born 1873 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Florence (born 1876 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Harriet Lewis, born in 1819 in Holden, Kent, England.
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John Shonk's household
John
Shonk
Head
Caroline
Shonk
Wife
Kate
Shonk
Daughter
Sarah
Shonk
Daughter
Walter
Shonk
Son
Florence
Shonk
Daughter
Arthur
Shonk
Son
Harriet
Lewis
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shonk |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Birchington, Kent, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shonk | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Birchington, Kent, England | |
Caroline | Shonk | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Sandwich, Kent, England | |
Kate | Shonk | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Sarah | Shonk | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Walter | Shonk | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Florence | Shonk | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Arthur | Shonk | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Harriet | Lewis | Lodger | Widow | 62 | 1819 | Holden, Kent, England |
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