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Household of Onesimus Freston (born 1840, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.

Onesimus Freston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Onesimus Freston, born in 1840 in Sutton, Suffolk, consisted of 10 members. Onesimus was the head of the household, married to Ellen Freston, born in 1844 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Lily Jane (born 1868 in New Cross, Kent, England), Ellen Boys (born 1871 in New Cross, Kent, England), Kate (born 1872 in New Cross, Kent, England), Herbert L (born 1874 in New Cross, Kent, England), Arthur E (born 1876 in Chislehurst, Kent, England) and Percy Thos (born 1877 in Chislehurst, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Onesimus's Servant, Sarah (born 1850 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England) and Onesimus's Servant, Ellen J (born 1866 in Framlingham, Suffolk, England).


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Onesimus Freston's household

Male

Onesimus

Freston

Head
Female

Ellen

Freston

Wife
Female

Lily Jane

Freston

Daughter
Male

Ellen Boys

Freston

Son
Female

Kate

Freston

Son
Male

Herbert L

Freston

Son
Male

Arthur E

Freston

Son
Male

Percy Thos

Freston

Son
Female

Sarah

Webb

Servant
Female

Ellen J

Garnham

Servant
First name(s) Onesimus
Last name Freston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sutton, Suffolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Onesimus

Freston

Head

Married

41

1840

Sutton, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Freston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Lily Jane

Freston

Daughter

Single

13

1868

New Cross, Kent, England

Ellen Boys

Freston

Son

Single

10

1871

New Cross, Kent, England

Kate

Freston

Son

Single

9

1872

New Cross, Kent, England

Herbert L

Freston

Son

Single

7

1874

New Cross, Kent, England

Arthur E

Freston

Son

Single

5

1876

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Percy Thos

Freston

Son

Single

4

1877

Chislehurst, Kent, England

Sarah

Webb

Servant

Single

31

1850

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

Ellen J

Garnham

Servant

Single

15

1866

Framlingham, Suffolk, England

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