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Household of John Roper (born 1815, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

John Roper and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roper, born in 1815 in Newington, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1852 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), Ellen Agnes (born 1879 in Kingstone, Surrey, England) and Edith Mary (born 1880 in Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Olive (born 1853 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1851 in Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder Head, Edwin (born 1855 in Taunton, Somerset, England).


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John Roper's household

Male

John

Roper

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Roper

Daughter
Female

Olive

Mathews

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Wright

Visitor
Male

Edwin

Hewes

Boarder Head
Female

Ellen

Hewes

Wife
Female

Ellen Agnes

Hewes

Daughter
Female

Edith Mary

Hewes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Roper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Newington, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roper

Head

Widower

66

1815

Newington, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Roper

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Olive

Mathews

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Thomas

Wright

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Middlesex, England

Edwin

Hewes

Boarder Head

Married

26

1855

Taunton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Hewes

Wife

Married

24

1857

Watlington, Surrey, England

Ellen Agnes

Hewes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kingstone, Surrey, England

Edith Mary

Hewes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England

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