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Household of Samuel J Godden (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, 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.

Samuel J Godden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel J Godden, born in 1846 in Ruckinge, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Samuel J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Godden, born in 1845 in Mersham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Earnest S (born 1877 in Lenham, Kent, England), Grace E (born 1878 in Kent, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Great Chart, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel J's Mother In Law, Caroline (born 1815 in Mersham, Kent, England), Samuel J's Servant, George (born 1867 in Broomfield, Kent, England) and Samuel J's Servant, Anne (born 1865 in Dungeness, Kent, England).


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Samuel J Godden's household

Male

Samuel J

Godden

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Godden

Wife
Male

Earnest S

Godden

Son
Female

Grace E

Godden

Daughter
Female

Alice

Godden

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Sillebourne

Mother In Law
Male

George

Drew

Servant
Female

Anne

Ticehurst

Servant
First name(s) Samuel J
Last name Godden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ruckinge, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel J

Godden

Head

Married

35

1846

Ruckinge, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Godden

Wife

Married

36

1845

Mersham, Kent, England

Earnest S

Godden

Son

Single

4

1877

Lenham, Kent, England

Grace E

Godden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kent, England

Alice

Godden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Great Chart, Kent, England

Caroline

Sillebourne

Mother In Law

Married

66

1815

Mersham, Kent, England

George

Drew

Servant

Single

14

1867

Broomfield, Kent, England

Anne

Ticehurst

Servant

Single

16

1865

Dungeness, Kent, England

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