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Household of John Arscott (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

John Arscott and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Arscott, born in 1833 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Arscott, born in 1831 in Dean Prior, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1856 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Ann (born 1863 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and John C (born 1866 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Florance (born 1878 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Thomas Friend, born in 1857 in Peter Tavy, Devon, England.


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John Arscott's household

Male

John

Arscott

Head
Female

Eliza

Arscott

Wife
Female

Emma

Friend

Daughter
Female

Ann

Arscott

Daughter
Male

John C

Arscott

Son
Male

Thomas

Friend

Son In Law
Female

Florance

Arscott

Grand Daughter
Female

Eliza

Friend

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Arscott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Arscott

Head

Married

48

1833

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Eliza

Arscott

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dean Prior, Devon, England

Emma

Friend

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Ann

Arscott

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

John C

Arscott

Son

Single

15

1866

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Thomas

Friend

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Florance

Arscott

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Eliza

Friend

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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