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Household of Benjamin Were (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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.

Benjamin Were and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Were, born in 1819 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Were, born in 1827 in Devon, England. They had 1 child; Anna, born 1855 in Tiverton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Loveday Sandercot, born in 1866 in Ashburton, Devon, England.


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Benjamin Were's household

Male

Benjamin

Were

Head
Female

Eliza

Were

Wife
Female

Anna

Were

Daughter
Female

Loveday

Sandercot

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Were
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Tiverton, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Were

Head

Married

62

1819

Tiverton, Devon, England

Eliza

Were

Wife

Married

54

1827

Devon, England

Anna

Were

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Tiverton, Devon, England

Loveday

Sandercot

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ashburton, Devon, England

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