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Household of Jonah Sweeting (born 1838, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Jonah Sweeting and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonah Sweeting, born in 1838 in Essex, consisted of 8 members. Jonah was the head of the household, married to Matilda Sweeting, born in 1834 in Chelsfield, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Matilda (born 1869 in Southwark, Surrey, England), George (born 1870 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Frederick (born 1874 in Southwark, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonah's Boarder, Peter (born 1831 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), Jonah's Boarder, Margaret (born 1833 in Wales) and Jonah's Boarder, Henry (born 1836 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Jonah Sweeting's household

Male

Jonah

Sweeting

Head
Female

Matilda

Sweeting

Wife
Female

Matilda

Sweeting

Daughter
Male

George

Sweeting

Son
Male

Frederick

Sweeting

Son
Male

Peter

May

Boarder
Female

Margaret

May

Boarder
Male

Henry

Currey

Boarder
First name(s) Jonah
Last name Sweeting
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonah

Sweeting

Head

Married

43

1838

Essex, England

Matilda

Sweeting

Wife

Married

47

1834

Chelsfield, Kent, England

Matilda

Sweeting

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Southwark, Surrey, England

George

Sweeting

Son

Single

11

1870

Southwark, Surrey, England

Frederick

Sweeting

Son

Single

7

1874

Southwark, Surrey, England

Peter

May

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Margaret

May

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Wales

Henry

Currey

Boarder

Widower

45

1836

York, Yorkshire, England

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