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Household of George Tarr (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

George Tarr and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Tarr, born in 1840 in Bickington, Devon, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Tarr, born in 1841 in Ilsington, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Anna J (born 1867 in Ilsington, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1871 in Ilsington, Devon, England), Tom (born 1872 in Ilsington, Devon, England), Ruth (born 1875 in Ilsington, Devon, England) and Ellen (born 1877 in Ilsington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother, Susan (born 1803 in Buckland, Devon, England), George's Lodger, William H (born 1856 in Cornwall, England), George's Lodger, Richard H (born 1859 in Cornwall, England), George's Lodger, Henry (born 1831 in Cornwall, England) and George's Lodger, Henry (born 1845 in Cornwall, England).


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George Tarr's household

Male

George

Tarr

Head
Female

Sarah

Tarr

Wife
Female

Anna J

Tarr

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Tarr

Daughter
Male

Tom

Tarr

Son
Female

Ruth

Tarr

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Tarr

Daughter
Female

Susan

Ford

Mother
Male

William H

Williams

Lodger
Male

Richard H

Symons

Lodger
Male

Henry

Trudgeon

Lodger
Male

Henry

Philipps

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Tarr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bickington, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Tarr

Head

Married

41

1840

Bickington, Devon, England

Sarah

Tarr

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ilsington, Devon, England

Anna J

Tarr

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ilsington, Devon, England

Bessie

Tarr

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ilsington, Devon, England

Tom

Tarr

Son

Single

9

1872

Ilsington, Devon, England

Ruth

Tarr

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ilsington, Devon, England

Ellen

Tarr

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ilsington, Devon, England

Susan

Ford

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Buckland, Devon, England

William H

Williams

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Cornwall, England

Richard H

Symons

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Cornwall, England

Henry

Trudgeon

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Cornwall, England

Henry

Philipps

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Cornwall, England

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