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Household of John Woolcott (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langport, Somerset, 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 Woolcott and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Woolcott, born in 1832 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Woolcott, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Edith (born 1870 in Montacute, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1872 in Montacute, Somerset, England), Jessica (born 1873 in Montacute, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1875 in Montacute, Somerset, England), William (born 1877 in Montacute, Somerset, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Montacute, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Harriet (born 1859 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Somerset, England).


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John Woolcott's household

Male

John

Woolcott

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Woolcott

Wife
Female

Edith

Woolcott

Daughter
Female

Kate

Woolcott

Daughter
Female

Jessica

Woolcott

Daughter
Female

Alice

Woolcott

Daughter
Male

William

Woolcott

Son
Male

Arthur

Woolcott

Son
Female

Harriet

Kennard

Governess
Female

Jane

England

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Coles

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Woolcott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Woolcott

Head

Married

49

1832

Bath, Somerset, England

Sarah Jane

Woolcott

Wife

Married

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

Edith

Woolcott

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Montacute, Somerset, England

Kate

Woolcott

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Montacute, Somerset, England

Jessica

Woolcott

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Montacute, Somerset, England

Alice

Woolcott

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Montacute, Somerset, England

William

Woolcott

Son

Single

4

1877

Montacute, Somerset, England

Arthur

Woolcott

Son

Single

1

1880

Montacute, Somerset, England

Harriet

Kennard

Governess

Single

22

1859

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Jane

England

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Coles

Servant

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

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