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Household of John Tester (born 1837, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Tester and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tester, born in 1837 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Tester, born in 1850 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1871 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), William (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), George (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Henry (born 1878 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Albert (born 1880 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Emily (born 1869 in St George, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1843 in Bromley, Kent, England) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1804 in Nutfield, Surrey, England).
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John Tester's household
John
Tester
Head
Isabella
Tester
Wife
John
Tester
Son
William
Tester
Son
George
Tester
Son
Henry
Tester
Son
Albert
Tester
Son
Richard
Watson
Lodger Head
Isabella
Watson
Wife
Emily
Watson
Daughter
Mary
Phillimore
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Tester |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Peckham, Surrey, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Tester | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Peckham, Surrey, England | |
Isabella | Tester | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bourne, Lincolnshire, England | |
John | Tester | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England | |
William | Tester | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England | |
George | Tester | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bermondsey, Surrey, England | |
Henry | Tester | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England | |
Albert | Tester | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Richard | Watson | Lodger Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Bromley, Kent, England | |
Isabella | Watson | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | |
Emily | Watson | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | St George, Middlesex, England | |
Mary | Phillimore | Visitor | Widow | 77 | 1804 | Nutfield, Surrey, England |
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