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Household of John Sweetland (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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 Sweetland and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sweetland, born in 1831 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sweetland, born in 1836 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Jane Osmond (born 1860 in Axminster, Devon, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Chard, Somerset, England), William (born 1871 in Chard, Somerset, England), Ann (born 1875 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Chard, Somerset, England).


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John Sweetland's household

Male

John

Sweetland

Head
Female

Eliza

Sweetland

Wife
Female

Jane Osmond

Sweetland

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sweetland

Son
Male

William

Sweetland

Son
Female

Ann

Sweetland

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sweetland

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sweetland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sweetland

Head

Married

50

1831

Somerset, England

Eliza

Sweetland

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Jane Osmond

Sweetland

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Axminster, Devon, England

Joseph

Sweetland

Son

Single

15

1866

Chard, Somerset, England

William

Sweetland

Son

Single

10

1871

Chard, Somerset, England

Ann

Sweetland

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chard, Somerset, England

Charles

Sweetland

Son

Single

1

1880

Chard, Somerset, England

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