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Household of Josiah Austen (born 1831, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.
Josiah Austen and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Austen, born in 1831 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Fanny Austen, born in 1838 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Eric Stewart (born 1872 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Basil Ayton (born 1875 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Winifred (born 1877 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Servant, Lucy (born 1839 in Coggeshall, Essex, England), Josiah's Servant, Martha (born 1859 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Josiah's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1859 in Hythe, Kent, England).
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Josiah Austen's household
Josiah
Austen
Head
Fanny
Austen
Wife
Eric Stewart
Austen
Son
Basil Ayton
Austen
Son
Winifred
Austen
Daughter
Lucy
Stewart
Servant
Martha
Bushell
Servant
Mary Jane
Viles
Servant
| First name(s) | Josiah |
| Last name | Austen |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Plymouth, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josiah | Austen | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Fanny | Austen | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Eric Stewart | Austen | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Basil Ayton | Austen | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Winifred | Austen | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Lucy | Stewart | Servant | Single | 42 | 1839 | Coggeshall, Essex, England | |
Martha | Bushell | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
Mary Jane | Viles | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Hythe, Kent, England |
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