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Household of John Avent (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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 Avent and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Avent, born in 1837 in Modbury, Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Avent, born in 1845 in Eastwick, Hertfordshire, England. They had 7 children; E N (born 1869 in Broughton, Oxfordshire, England), M M (born 1870 in Broughton, Oxfordshire, England), J T (born 1872 in Broughton, Oxfordshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Broughton, Oxfordshire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Broughton, Oxfordshire, England), Paul (born 1878 in Broughton, Oxfordshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Broughton, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, S J (born 1859 in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England), John's Servant, M E (born 1861 in Faringdon, Berkshire, England) and John's Servant, S A (born 1857 in Berkshire, England).


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John Avent's household

Male

John

Avent

Head
Female

Alice

Avent

Wife
Female

E N

Avent

Daughter
Female

M M

Avent

Daughter
Male

J T

Avent

Son
Male

Arthur

Avent

Son
Male

Ernest

Avent

Son
Male

Paul

Avent

Son
Male

James

Avent

Son
Female

S J

Hudson

Servant
Female

M E

Talbot

Servant
Female

S A

Money

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Avent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Modbury, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Avent

Head

Married

44

1837

Modbury, Devon, England

Alice

Avent

Wife

Married

36

1845

Eastwick, Hertfordshire, England

E N

Avent

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Broughton, Oxfordshire, England

M M

Avent

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Broughton, Oxfordshire, England

J T

Avent

Son

Single

9

1872

Broughton, Oxfordshire, England

Arthur

Avent

Son

Single

6

1875

Broughton, Oxfordshire, England

Ernest

Avent

Son

Single

4

1877

Broughton, Oxfordshire, England

Paul

Avent

Son

Single

3

1878

Broughton, Oxfordshire, England

James

Avent

Son

Single

0

1881

Broughton, Oxfordshire, England

S J

Hudson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England

M E

Talbot

Servant

Single

20

1861

Faringdon, Berkshire, England

S A

Money

Servant

Single

24

1857

Berkshire, England

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