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Household of John W Venn (born 1811, Somerset)

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 W Venn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Venn, born in 1811 in Cheddar, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Venn, born in 1831 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Thomas J, born 1861 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Visitor, Elizabeth S (born 1851 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England), John W's Nurse, Dorothy (born 1843 in Ireland), John W's Servant, Caroline (born 1821 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), John W's Servant, Fanny (born 1855 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and John W's Servant, Louisa (born 1862 in Newbury, Berkshire, England).


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John W Venn's household

Male

John W

Venn

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Venn

Wife
Male

Thomas J

Laroche

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Darling

Visitor
Female

Dorothy

Decres

Nurse
Female

Caroline

Lightfoot

Servant
Female

Fanny

Gleeson

Servant
Female

Louisa

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Venn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Cheddar, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Venn

Head

Married

70

1811

Cheddar, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Venn

Wife

Married

50

1831

Brighton, Sussex, England

Thomas J

Laroche

Son

Single

20

1861

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth S

Darling

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Dorothy

Decres

Nurse

Widow

38

1843

Ireland

Caroline

Lightfoot

Servant

Single

60

1821

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Fanny

Gleeson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Louisa

Smith

Servant

Single

19

1862

Newbury, Berkshire, England

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