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Household of John Topham (born 1821, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Topham and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Topham, born in 1821 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma H Topham, born in 1824 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Edith Emma (born 1852 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Harold W (born 1857 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Edwin H (born 1859 in Penn, Staffordshire, England), Ethel B (born 1861 in Penn, Staffordshire, England), Alfred G (born 1863 in Hastings, Sussex, England) and Ada F M (born 1870 in Italy).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Emma (born 1845 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Leicestershire, England), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1850 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland), John's Servant, Bridget (born 1858 in Waterford, Waterford, Ireland) and John's Servant, Joseph (born 1852 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).


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John Topham's household

Male

John

Topham

Head
Female

Emma H

Topham

Wife
Female

Edith Emma

Topham

Daughter
Male

Harold W

Topham

Son
Male

Edwin H

Topham

Son
Female

Ethel B

Topham

Daughter
Male

Alfred G

Topham

Son
Female

Ada F M

Topham

Daughter
Female

Emma

Coleridge

Servant
Female

Emma

Doyle

Servant
Female

Catherine

Russell

Servant
Female

Bridget

Keeley

Servant
Male

Joseph

Cuddon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Topham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Topham

Head

Married

60

1821

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Emma H

Topham

Wife

Married

57

1824

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edith Emma

Topham

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harold W

Topham

Son

Single

24

1857

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edwin H

Topham

Son

Single

22

1859

Penn, Staffordshire, England

Ethel B

Topham

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Penn, Staffordshire, England

Alfred G

Topham

Son

Single

18

1863

Hastings, Sussex, England

Ada F M

Topham

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Italy

Emma

Coleridge

Servant

Single

36

1845

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Emma

Doyle

Servant

Single

20

1861

Leicestershire, England

Catherine

Russell

Servant

Single

31

1850

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Bridget

Keeley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Waterford, Waterford, Ireland

Joseph

Cuddon

Servant

Single

29

1852

Norwich, Norfolk, England

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