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Household of John Silence (born 1815, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Silence and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Silence, born in 1815 in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Silence, born in 1818 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Lucy, born 1841 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 1 grandchild; Thomas W, born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John Keutish, born in 1851 in Margate, Kent, England.


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John Silence's household

Male

John

Silence

Head
Female

Caroline

Silence

Wife
Female

Lucy

Silence

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Silence

Grand Son
Male

John

Keutish

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Silence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Silence

Head

Married

66

1815

Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England

Caroline

Silence

Wife

Married

63

1818

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Silence

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Thomas W

Silence

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Keutish

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Margate, Kent, England

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