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Household of John Sturgess (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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 Sturgess and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sturgess, born in 1842 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Louisa (born 1862 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Amelia (born 1873 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1874 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Ann (born 1876 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Jane (born 1877 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and George (born 1879 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and John's Niece, Ada E (born 1879 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).


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John Sturgess's household

Male

John

Sturgess

Head
Female

Louisa

Sturgess

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sturgess

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Sturgess

Daughter
Female

Kate

Sturgess

Daughter
Female

Ann

Sturgess

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sturgess

Daughter
Male

George

Sturgess

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sturgess

Mother
Female

Ada E

Stephens

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Sturgess
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sturgess

Head

Widower

39

1842

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Louisa

Sturgess

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Ellen

Sturgess

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Amelia

Sturgess

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Kate

Sturgess

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Ann

Sturgess

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Jane

Sturgess

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yeovil, Somerset, England

George

Sturgess

Son

Single

2

1879

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Sturgess

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Ada E

Stephens

Niece

Single

2

1879

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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