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Household of Henry Dyer (born 1819, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

Henry Dyer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Dyer, born in 1819 in Orchard Portman, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dyer, born in 1814 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Alford (born 1850 in Corfe, Somerset, England), Mary Lucia (born 1852 in Corfe, Somerset, England) and Edward Henry (born 1857 in Corfe, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Assistant, Charles (born 1863 in Churchstanton, Devon, England) and Henry's Niece, Dorcas (born 1861 in Ashill, Somerset, England).


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Henry Dyer's household

Male

Henry

Dyer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dyer

Wife
Male

Alford

Dyer

Son
Female

Mary Lucia

Dyer

Daughter
Male

Edward Henry

Dyer

Son
Male

Charles

Marshal

Assistant
Female

Dorcas

Ousley

Niece
First name(s) Henry
Last name Dyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Dyer

Head

Married

62

1819

Orchard Portman, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Dyer

Wife

Married

67

1814

Chard, Somerset, England

Alford

Dyer

Son

Single

31

1850

Corfe, Somerset, England

Mary Lucia

Dyer

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Corfe, Somerset, England

Edward Henry

Dyer

Son

Single

24

1857

Corfe, Somerset, England

Charles

Marshal

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Churchstanton, Devon, England

Dorcas

Ousley

Niece

Single

20

1861

Ashill, Somerset, England

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