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Household of John Spurge (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, 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 Spurge and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spurge, born in 1851 in Halstead, Essex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet M Spurge, born in 1850 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Laura M (born 1877 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Lillian M (born 1879 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Charles S (born 1881 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John E (born 1859 in Wincanton, Somerset, England), John's Boarder, Walter (born 1865 in Roecliffe, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Martha (born 1863 in Northfleet, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1867 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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John Spurge's household

Male

John

Spurge

Head
Female

Harriet M

Spurge

Wife
Female

Laura M

Spurge

Daughter
Female

Lillian M

Spurge

Daughter
Male

Charles S

Spurge

Son
Male

John E

Drover

Boarder
Male

Walter

Baxter

Boarder
Female

Martha

Wise

Servant
Female

Mary A

Frondigan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spurge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Halstead, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spurge

Head

Married

30

1851

Halstead, Essex, England

Harriet M

Spurge

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Laura M

Spurge

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gravesend, Kent, England

Lillian M

Spurge

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gravesend, Kent, England

Charles S

Spurge

Son

Single

0

1881

Gravesend, Kent, England

John E

Drover

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Walter

Baxter

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Roecliffe, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Wise

Servant

Single

18

1863

Northfleet, Kent, England

Mary A

Frondigan

Servant

Single

14

1867

Gravesend, Kent, England

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