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Household of John Songhurst (born 1829, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Songhurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Songhurst, born in 1829 in Leatherhead, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Songhurst, born in 1827 in Walthamstow, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1856 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Rhoda (born 1860 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Horace (born 1862 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Amy (born 1864 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Jane (born 1866 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Ellen (born 1869 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).


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John Songhurst's household

Male

John

Songhurst

Head
Female

Eliza

Songhurst

Wife
Female

Alice

Songhurst

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Songhurst

Daughter
Male

Horace

Songhurst

Son
Female

Amy

Songhurst

Daughter
Female

Jane

Songhurst

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Songhurst

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Songhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Leatherhead, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Songhurst

Head

Married

52

1829

Leatherhead, Surrey, England

Eliza

Songhurst

Wife

Married

54

1827

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Alice

Songhurst

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Rhoda

Songhurst

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Horace

Songhurst

Son

Single

19

1862

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Amy

Songhurst

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Jane

Songhurst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Ellen

Songhurst

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Walthamstow, Essex, England

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