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Household of John Varney (born 1816, Middlesex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Varney, born in 1816 in Kingsland, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Varney, born in 1847 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1862 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1872 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1859 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John's Daughter In Law, Ellen (born 1860 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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John Varney's household

Male

John

Varney

Head
Female

Mary A

Varney

Wife
Male

Thomas

Cosgrove

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Cosgrove

Daughter In Law
Female

Sarah

Varney

Daughter
Female

Emma

Varney

Daughter
Male

William

Varney

Son
Male

Thomas

Varney

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Varney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Varney

Head

Married

65

1816

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Varney

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Cosgrove

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Cosgrove

Daughter In Law

Married

21

1860

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Varney

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emma

Varney

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Varney

Son

Single

9

1872

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Varney

Son

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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