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Household of Sophia E Whitcomb (born 1814, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Sophia E Whitcomb and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia E Whitcomb, born in 1814 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Sophia E was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Henry O (born 1850 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Sophia M (born 1855 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Nora S (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and John O (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia E's Son In Law, John M (born 1846 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sophia E's Servant, Barbara (born 1858 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Sophia E's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Sophia E's Servant, Francis P (born 1862 in Sussex, England).


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Sophia E Whitcomb's household

Female

Sophia E

Whitcomb

Head
Male

Henry O

Whitcomb

Son
Male

John M

Crombie

Son In Law
Female

Sophia M

Crombie

Daughter
Female

Nora S

Crombie

Grand Daughter
Male

John O

Crombie

Grand Son
Female

Barbara

Knight

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Mockford

Servant
Female

Francis P

Holder

Servant
First name(s) Sophia E
Last name Whitcomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia E

Whitcomb

Head

Widow

67

1814

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Henry O

Whitcomb

Son

Single

31

1850

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

John M

Crombie

Son In Law

Married

35

1846

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia M

Crombie

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Nora S

Crombie

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

John O

Crombie

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Barbara

Knight

Servant

Single

23

1858

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Mockford

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

Francis P

Holder

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sussex, England

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