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Household of John Bishop (born 1836, 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 Bishop and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bishop, born in 1836 in Yarnscombe, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Bishop, born in 1841 in Yarnscombe, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in St Giles, Devon, England), William H (born 1872 in Alverdiscott, Devon, England), George R (born 1874 in Yarnscombe, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1876 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Tawstock, Devon, England).


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John Bishop's household

Male

John

Bishop

Head
Female

Grace

Bishop

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bishop

Daughter
Male

William H

Bishop

Son
Male

George R

Bishop

Son
Male

Samuel

Bishop

Son
Female

Sarah

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Edith

Bishop

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bishop

Head

Married

45

1836

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Grace

Bishop

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Bishop

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Giles, Devon, England

William H

Bishop

Son

Single

9

1872

Alverdiscott, Devon, England

George R

Bishop

Son

Single

7

1874

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Samuel

Bishop

Son

Single

5

1876

Tawstock, Devon, England

Sarah

Bishop

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tawstock, Devon, England

Edith

Bishop

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tawstock, Devon, England

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