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Household of Alexander Jacobs (born 1842, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alexander Jacobs and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Jacobs, born in 1842 in Falmouth, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Leah Jacobs, born in 1847 in Herefordshire, England. They had 3 children; George G (born 1878 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England), Edwin E (born 1879 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England) and Anna F (born 1879 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Laura J (born 1858 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Emma (born 1853 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Alexander's Visitor, Leah (born 1841 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).


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Alexander Jacobs's household

Male

Alexander

Jacobs

Head
Female

Leah

Jacobs

Wife
Male

George G

Jacobs

Son
Male

Edwin E

Jacobs

Son
Female

Anna F

Jacobs

Daughter
Female

Laura J

Pattit

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

England

Servant
Female

Emma

Cole

Servant
Female

Leah

Phillips

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Jacobs

Head

Married

39

1842

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Leah

Jacobs

Wife

Married

34

1847

Herefordshire, England

George G

Jacobs

Son

Single

3

1878

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Edwin E

Jacobs

Son

Single

2

1879

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Anna F

Jacobs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Laura J

Pattit

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

England

Servant

Single

17

1864

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Emma

Cole

Servant

Single

28

1853

City of London, Middlesex, England

Leah

Phillips

Visitor

Widow

40

1841

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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