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Household of John Beswetherick (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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.

John Beswetherick and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Beswetherick, born in 1833 in Bodmin, Cornwall, consisted of 18 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Beswetherick, born in 1833 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; James P (born 1862 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), Courtney (born 1864 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), Henry C (born 1870 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England) and Mabel (born 1873 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Ada C (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Nephew, Courtney G (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Arnott (born 1859 in Bath, Somerset, England), John's Boarder, John S (born 1856 in Cornwall, England), John's Boarder, Selina S (born 1852 in Plympton, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Agnes (born 1852 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, Rose (born 1861 in Chard, Somerset, England), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1858 in Pilton, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1846 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Mary J (born 1865 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1863 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England).


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John Beswetherick's household

Male

John

Beswetherick

Head
Female

Lavinia

Beswetherick

Wife
Male

James P

Beswetherick

Son
Male

Courtney

Beswetherick

Son
Male

Henry C

Beswetherick

Son
Female

Mabel

Beswetherick

Daughter
Female

Ada C

Morris

Niece
Male

Courtney G

Morris

Nephew
Male

Arnott

Lyall

Boarder
Male

John S

Carnell

Boarder
Female

Selina S

Anguin

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Hawkins

Boarder
Female

Rose

Harbour

Boarder
Female

Mary

Stevens

Boarder
Female

Mary

Wall

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Pascoe

Servant
Female

Mary J

Hawke

Servant
Female

Emily

Walter

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Beswetherick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Beswetherick

Head

Married

48

1833

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Lavinia

Beswetherick

Wife

Married

48

1833

City of London, Middlesex, England

James P

Beswetherick

Son

Single

19

1862

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Courtney

Beswetherick

Son

Single

17

1864

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Henry C

Beswetherick

Son

Single

11

1870

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Mabel

Beswetherick

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Ada C

Morris

Niece

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Courtney G

Morris

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Exeter, Devon, England

Arnott

Lyall

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Bath, Somerset, England

John S

Carnell

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Cornwall, England

Selina S

Anguin

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Plympton, Devon, England

Agnes

Hawkins

Boarder

Widow

29

1852

City of London, Middlesex, England

Rose

Harbour

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Chard, Somerset, England

Mary

Stevens

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Pilton, Devon, England

Mary

Wall

Boarder

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Pascoe

Servant

Single

35

1846

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Hawke

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Emily

Walter

Servant

Single

18

1863

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

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