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Household of Joseph Diggerson (born 1822, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Joseph Diggerson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Diggerson, born in 1822 in Sandwich, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Diggerson, born in 1824 in Gillingham, Kent, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Chatham, Kent, England) and William (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Emma (born 1851 in Cliffe, Kent, England).


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Joseph Diggerson's household

Male

Joseph

Diggerson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Diggerson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Mobbs

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Mobbs

Grand Son
Male

John

Coomber

Lodger
Female

Emma

Coomber

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Diggerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Sandwich, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Diggerson

Head

Married

59

1822

Sandwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Diggerson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Gillingham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Mobbs

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Mobbs

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Coomber

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Maidstone, Kent, England

Emma

Coomber

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Cliffe, Kent, England

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