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Household of Josiah Rackstraw (born 1819, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, 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 Rackstraw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Rackstraw, born in 1819 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Jane Rackstraw, born in 1823 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Annie E (born 1858 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Josiah (born 1859 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Jane (born 1861 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Rosina Waters, born in 1857 in Kent, England.


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Josiah Rackstraw's household

Male

Josiah

Rackstraw

Head
Female

Jane

Rackstraw

Wife
Female

Annie E

Rackstraw

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Rackstraw

Son
Female

Jane

Rackstraw

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Waters

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Rackstraw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Rackstraw

Head

Married

62

1819

Maidstone, Kent, England

Jane

Rackstraw

Wife

Married

58

1823

Maidstone, Kent, England

Annie E

Rackstraw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Gravesend, Kent, England

Josiah

Rackstraw

Son

Single

22

1859

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jane

Rackstraw

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Gravesend, Kent, England

Rosina

Waters

Servant

Single

24

1857

Kent, England

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