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Household of John Barnes (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Barnes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barnes, born in 1839 in Georgeham, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Barnes, born in 1841 in Mortehoe, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Georgeham, Devon, England), Thomas Challacombe (born 1873 in Georgeham, Devon, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1878 in Georgeham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Susan (born 1866 in Braunton, Devon, England), John's Servant, George (born 1864 in Braunton, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Alfred (born 1866 in Westdowns, Devon, England).


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John Barnes's household

Male

John

Barnes

Head
Female

Mary

Barnes

Wife
Male

John

Barnes

Son
Male

Thomas Challacombe

Barnes

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Barnes

Daughter
Female

Susan

Barruss

Servant
Male

George

Adams

Servant
Male

Alfred

Ciff

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Barnes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Georgeham, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barnes

Head

Married

42

1839

Georgeham, Devon, England

Mary

Barnes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Mortehoe, Devon, England

John

Barnes

Son

Single

9

1872

Georgeham, Devon, England

Thomas Challacombe

Barnes

Son

Single

8

1873

Georgeham, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Barnes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Georgeham, Devon, England

Susan

Barruss

Servant

Single

15

1866

Braunton, Devon, England

George

Adams

Servant

Single

17

1864

Braunton, Devon, England

Alfred

Ciff

Servant

Single

15

1866

Westdowns, Devon, England

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