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Household of Samuel Johnson (born 1827, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Johnson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Johnson, born in 1827 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Johnson, born in 1829 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Niece, Martha (born 1862 in Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales), Samuel's Boarder, Anne (born 1860 in Cheshire, England), Samuel's Servant, Ann (born 1842 in Norton, Northamptonshire, England), Samuel's Boarder, Harriett J (born 1856 in Suffolk, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Helen G (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Samuel Johnson's household

Male

Samuel

Johnson

Head
Female

Mary

Johnson

Wife
Female

Martha

Penlington

Niece
Female

Anne

Boote

Boarder
Female

Ann

Waulkner

Servant
Female

Harriett J

Metcalf

Boarder
Female

Helen G

Metcalf

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Johnson

Head

Married

54

1827

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Johnson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Martha

Penlington

Niece

Single

19

1862

Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales

Anne

Boote

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Ann

Waulkner

Servant

Single

39

1842

Norton, Northamptonshire, England

Harriett J

Metcalf

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Suffolk, England

Helen G

Metcalf

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

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