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Household of John Skiggs (born 1818, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Skiggs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Skiggs, born in 1818 in Little Ilford, Essex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Skiggs, born in 1822 in East Ham, Essex, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1855 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mark (born 1861 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, George (born 1866 in East Ham, Essex, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1846 in -), John's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Colchester, Essex, England) and John's Boarder, Henry (born 1856 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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John Skiggs's household

Male

John

Skiggs

Head
Female

Maria

Skiggs

Wife
Male

George

Skiggs

Son
Male

Mark

Skiggs

Son
Female

Eliza

Skiggs

Daughter
Male

George

Skiggs

Nephew
Male

William

Pope

Boarder
Male

George

Everitt

Boarder
Male

Henry

Robinson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Skiggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Little Ilford, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Skiggs

Head

Married

63

1818

Little Ilford, Essex, England

Maria

Skiggs

Wife

Married

59

1822

East Ham, Essex, England

George

Skiggs

Son

Single

26

1855

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mark

Skiggs

Son

Single

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Skiggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Skiggs

Nephew

Single

15

1866

East Ham, Essex, England

William

Pope

Boarder

Single

35

1846

-

George

Everitt

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Colchester, Essex, England

Henry

Robinson

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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