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Household of Jonas Harper (born 1845, Wiltshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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.
Jonas Harper and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonas Harper, born in 1845 in Wroughton, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. Jonas was the head of the household, married to Mary Harper, born in 1846 in Faringdon, Berkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah J (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), James J (born 1871 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William A (born 1874 in Wiltshire, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Wiltshire, England) and Tryphena (born 1880 in Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonas's Boarder, William J Singer, born in 1863 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
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Jonas Harper's household
Jonas
Harper
Head
Mary
Harper
Wife
Sarah J
Harper
Daughter
James J
Harper
Son
William A
Harper
Son
Louisa
Harper
Daughter
Tryphena
Harper
Daughter
William J
Singer
Boarder
| First name(s) | Jonas |
| Last name | Harper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Wroughton, Wiltshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonas | Harper | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Wroughton, Wiltshire, England | |
Mary | Harper | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Faringdon, Berkshire, England | |
Sarah J | Harper | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
James J | Harper | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
William A | Harper | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wiltshire, England | |
Louisa | Harper | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Wiltshire, England | |
Tryphena | Harper | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wiltshire, England | |
William J | Singer | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England |
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