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Household of John Wakelin (born 1831, Kent)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wakelin, born in 1831 in Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wakelin, born in 1830 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1872 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Harman (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Louis Leigh, born in 1819 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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John Wakelin's household

Male

John

Wakelin

Head
Female

Mary A

Wakelin

Wife
Male

Louis

Leigh

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Leigh

Wife
Female

Catherine

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Emily

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Robert

Leigh

Son
Male

Harman

Leigh

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wakelin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wakelin

Head

Married

50

1831

Kent, England

Mary A

Wakelin

Wife

Married

51

1830

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Louis

Leigh

Lodger Head

Married

62

1819

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Leigh

Wife

Married

51

1830

City of London, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Leigh

Daughter

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Leigh

Daughter

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Robert

Leigh

Son

Single

9

1872

City of London, Middlesex, England

Harman

Leigh

Son

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

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