John Van Vliet in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of John Van Vliet of 37 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): John
Last name: Van Vliet
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth year: 1857
Occupation: Cigar Maker
Birth town: —
Birth county: —
Birth place: Holland (Netherlands)
Street: 37 Fashion Street
Town: —
Parish: Spitalfields
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Henrietta	Last name Van Vliet	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation -	Birth place Holland (Netherlands)
First name(s) Joanna	Last name Van Vliet	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Holland (Netherlands)
First name(s) Charles	Last name Van Vliet	Relationship Brother	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Cigar Maker	Birth place Holland (Netherlands)

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Van Vliet family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes John Van Vliet and 3 other people

Van Vliet family summary

NAME: John Van Vliet
BORN: 1857
BIRTH COUNTY: -
ADDRESS IN 1881: Spitalfields, London, Middlesex, England