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Household of John Took (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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 Took and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Took, born in 1847 in Rogate, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Took, born in 1849 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Edith Jessie (born 1876 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Ernest Harry John (born 1878 in Dalston, Middlesex, England) and Joseph James (born 1881 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Henry (born 1860 in Dorking, Surrey, England) and John's Boarder, Frances Eliza (born 1866 in Liss, Hampshire, England).


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John Took's household

Male

John

Took

Head
Female

Jessie

Took

Wife
Female

Edith Jessie

Took

Daughter
Male

Ernest Harry John

Took

Son
Male

Joseph James

Took

Son
Male

Henry

Maydew

Servant
Female

Frances Eliza

Vinson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Took
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rogate, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Took

Head

Married

34

1847

Rogate, Sussex, England

Jessie

Took

Wife

Married

32

1849

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Edith Jessie

Took

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Ernest Harry John

Took

Son

Single

3

1878

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Joseph James

Took

Son

Single

0

1881

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Henry

Maydew

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dorking, Surrey, England

Frances Eliza

Vinson

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Liss, Hampshire, England

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