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Household of Alfred Spear (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

Alfred Spear and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Spear, born in 1848 in Bradstone, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Spear, born in 1845 in Dunterton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Maria W, born 1877 in Bradstone, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Mother In Law, Maria (born 1806 in Milton Abbot, Devon, England), Alfred's Servant, Agnes (born 1866 in Dunterton, Devon, England), Alfred's Servant, Henry (born 1859 in Milton Abbot, Devon, England) and Alfred's Visitor, Edward (born 1816 in Callington, Cornwall, England).


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Alfred Spear's household

Male

Alfred

Spear

Head
Female

Mary

Spear

Wife
Female

Maria W

Spear

Daughter
Female

Maria

Spear

Mother In Law
Female

Agnes

Copp

Servant
Male

Henry

Bowden

Servant
Male

Edward

Dingle

Visitor
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Spear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bradstone, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Spear

Head

Married

33

1848

Bradstone, Devon, England

Mary

Spear

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dunterton, Devon, England

Maria W

Spear

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bradstone, Devon, England

Maria

Spear

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Agnes

Copp

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dunterton, Devon, England

Henry

Bowden

Servant

Single

22

1859

Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Edward

Dingle

Visitor

Single

65

1816

Callington, Cornwall, England

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