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Household of William Jacobs (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

William Jacobs and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jacobs, born in 1847 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ann Jacobs, born in 1850 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Clarisa Minnie (born 1868 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Herbert John (born 1870 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Lilly Laura (born 1872 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Walter Albert (born 1874 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Ada Annie (born 1876 in Croscombe, Somerset, England), Alice Florence (born 1878 in Croscombe, Somerset, England) and Bertha Jessy (born 1880 in Croscombe, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Jane (born 1819 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Milton, Somerset, England).


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William Jacobs's household

Male

William

Jacobs

Head
Female

Eliza Ann

Jacobs

Wife
Female

Clarisa Minnie

Jacobs

Daughter
Male

Herbert John

Jacobs

Son
Female

Lilly Laura

Jacobs

Daughter
Male

Walter Albert

Jacobs

Son
Female

Ada Annie

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Alice Florence

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Bertha Jessy

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gould

Mother
Female

Mary Ann

Buss

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jacobs

Head

Married

34

1847

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Eliza Ann

Jacobs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Clarisa Minnie

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Herbert John

Jacobs

Son

Single

11

1870

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Lilly Laura

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Walter Albert

Jacobs

Son

Single

7

1874

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ada Annie

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Croscombe, Somerset, England

Alice Florence

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croscombe, Somerset, England

Bertha Jessy

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Croscombe, Somerset, England

Jane

Gould

Mother

Widow

62

1819

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Buss

Servant

Single

21

1860

Milton, Somerset, England

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