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Household of John Back (born 1835, Denbighshire)

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.

John Back and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Back, born in 1835 in St George, Denbighshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Back, born in 1836 in Topsham, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Topsham, Devon, England), William (born 1864 in Topsham, Devon, England), Robert (born 1867 in Topsham, Devon, England), Bessey (born 1869 in Topsham, Devon, England), Harriett (born 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Henery (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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John Back's household

Male

John

Back

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Back

Wife
Male

John

Back

Son
Male

William

Back

Son
Male

Robert

Back

Son
Female

Bessey

Back

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Back

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Back

Son
Male

Henery

Back

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Back
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place St George, Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Back

Head

Married

46

1835

St George, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Back

Wife

Married

45

1836

Topsham, Devon, England

John

Back

Son

Single

20

1861

Topsham, Devon, England

William

Back

Son

Single

17

1864

Topsham, Devon, England

Robert

Back

Son

Single

14

1867

Topsham, Devon, England

Bessey

Back

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Topsham, Devon, England

Harriett

Back

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Torquay, Devon, England

Arthur

Back

Son

Single

7

1874

Torquay, Devon, England

Henery

Back

Son

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

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