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Household of John Sterling (born 1837, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Sterling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sterling, born in 1837 in Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sterling, born in 1849 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Tom (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Sterling's household

Male

John

Sterling

Head
Female

Mary

Sterling

Wife
Male

Tom

Sterling

Son
Male

Charles

Sterling

Son
Female

Jane

Sterling

Daughter
Female

Ada

Sterling

Daughter
Male

John

Sterling

Son
Male

James

Sterling

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sterling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sterling

Head

Married

44

1837

Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Sterling

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Tom

Sterling

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Charles

Sterling

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sterling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ada

Sterling

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Sterling

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Sterling

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

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