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Household of John Thurston (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 Thurston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thurston, born in 1837 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jemima Thurston, born in 1834 in Cramlington, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; Clara, born 1859 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Robert (born 1867 in Edenbridge, Surrey, England), John's Servant, Eleanor (born 1858 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Borough, Surrey, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Alfred (born 1860 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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John Thurston's household

Male

John

Thurston

Head
Female

Jemima

Thurston

Wife
Female

Clara

Thurston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Bobby

Nephew
Female

Eleanor

Shilcock

Servant
Female

Margaret

Welsh

Servant
Female

Mary

Sarsfield

Servant
Male

Alfred

Millish

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thurston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thurston

Head

Married

44

1837

Islington, Middlesex, England

Jemima

Thurston

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cramlington, Suffolk, England

Clara

Thurston

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Robert

Bobby

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Edenbridge, Surrey, England

Eleanor

Shilcock

Servant

Single

23

1858

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Margaret

Welsh

Servant

Single

28

1853

Borough, Surrey, England

Mary

Sarsfield

Servant

Single

23

1858

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Millish

Servant

Single

21

1860

Brighton, Sussex, England

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