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Household of John T Major (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 T Major and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John T Major, born in 1853 in , consisted of 9 members. John T was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Major, born in 1853 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1874 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Sarah L (born 1876 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Sophia (born 1878 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Alice Un (born 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John T's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1864 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and John T's Niece, Jessie (born 1881 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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John T Major's household

Male

John T

Major

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Major

Wife
Male

John H

Major

Son
Female

Sarah L

Major

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Major

Daughter
Female

Alice Un

Major

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Major

Son
Female

Ellen

Ruston

Sister In Law
Female

Jessie

Ruston

Niece
First name(s) John T
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John T

Major

Head

Married

28

1853

-

Elizabeth

Major

Wife

Married

28

1853

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

John H

Major

Son

Single

7

1874

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Sarah L

Major

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Major

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Alice Un

Major

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Major

Son

Single

0

1881

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ruston

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Ruston

Niece

Single

0

1881

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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