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Household of John W Danks (born 1853, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 W Danks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Danks, born in 1853 in Woodside, Essex, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Adelaide Danks, born in 1852 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1872 in Staffordshire, England), Elijah (born 1874 in Redhall, Staffordshire, England), William J (born 1877 in Netherton, Worcestershire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Mother, Elizabeth Mc Cann, born in 1814 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


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John W Danks's household

Male

John W

Danks

Head
Female

Adelaide

Danks

Wife
Female

Mary A

Danks

Daughter
Male

Elijah

Danks

Son
Male

William J

Danks

Son
Male

Joseph

Danks

Son
Male

Samuel

Danks

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mc Cann

Mother
First name(s) John W
Last name Danks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Woodside, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Danks

Head

Married

28

1853

Woodside, Essex, England

Adelaide

Danks

Wife

Married

29

1852

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Mary A

Danks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Staffordshire, England

Elijah

Danks

Son

Single

7

1874

Redhall, Staffordshire, England

William J

Danks

Son

Single

4

1877

Netherton, Worcestershire, England

Joseph

Danks

Son

Single

2

1879

Canning Town, Essex, England

Samuel

Danks

Son

Single

0

1881

Canning Town, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Mc Cann

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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