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Household of Sarah Backhurst (born 1816, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 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.

Sarah Backhurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Backhurst, born in 1816 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1862 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England) and George T (born 1865 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Brother, James (born 1831 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), Sarah's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1833 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Sarah's Nephew, George (born 1869 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England), Sarah's Niece, Anna (born 1875 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England) and Sarah's Nephew, John (born 1846 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England).


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Sarah Backhurst's household

Female

Sarah

Backhurst

Head
Male

William

Backhurst

Grand Son
Male

George T

Backhurst

Grand Son
Male

James

Finch

Brother
Female

Mary

Finch

Sister In Law
Male

George

Finch

Nephew
Female

Anna

Finch

Niece
Male

John

Taylor

Nephew
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Backhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Backhurst

Head

Widow

65

1816

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

William

Backhurst

Grand Son

Single

19

1862

Camden Town, Middlesex, England

George T

Backhurst

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

James

Finch

Brother

Married

50

1831

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Mary

Finch

Sister In Law

Married

48

1833

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

George

Finch

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Anna

Finch

Niece

Single

6

1875

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

John

Taylor

Nephew

Single

35

1846

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

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