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Household of John Stearn (born 1817, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chichester, Sussex, 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 Stearn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Stearn, born in 1817 in Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Stearn, born in 1826 in Chichester, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1860 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1864 in Chichester, Sussex, England) and Clara (born 1867 in Chichester, Sussex, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Harriet (born 1877 in Chichester, Sussex, England), William (born 1879 in Chichester, Sussex, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Chichester, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, William Stapley, born in 1858 in Scotland.


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John Stearn's household

Male

John

Stearn

Head
Female

Sarah

Stearn

Wife
Male

William

Stapley

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Stapley

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Stearn

Daughter
Female

Clara

Stearn

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Stearn

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Stearn

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Stapley

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Stearn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Stearn

Head

Married

64

1817

Suffolk, England

Sarah

Stearn

Wife

Married

55

1826

Chichester, Sussex, England

William

Stapley

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Martha

Stapley

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Chichester, Sussex, England

Fanny

Stearn

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Chichester, Sussex, England

Clara

Stearn

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chichester, Sussex, England

Harriet

Stearn

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chichester, Sussex, England

William

Stearn

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Chichester, Sussex, England

Ellen

Stapley

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chichester, Sussex, England

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