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Household of John W Root (born 1833, Essex)

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 W Root and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Root, born in 1833 in Sible Hedingham, Essex, consisted of 3 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Root, born in 1827 in Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Servant, Sarah Rainbow, born in 1861 in Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, England.


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John W Root's household

Male

John W

Root

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Root

Wife
Female

Sarah

Rainbow

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Root
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Sible Hedingham, Essex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Root

Head

Married

48

1833

Sible Hedingham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Root

Wife

Married

54

1827

Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah

Rainbow

Servant

Single

20

1861

Farthingstone, Northamptonshire, England

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