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Household of John Blaufin Irving (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

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 Blaufin Irving and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blaufin Irving, born in 1844 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 13 members. John Blaufin was the head of the household, married to Agnes Irving, born in 1847 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Elen B (born 1866 in Rochester, Kent, England), Agnes D (born 1869 in Rochester, Kent, England), Rose L (born 1870 in Devonport, Devon, England), Ada C (born 1873 in Hilsea, Hampshire, England), May L (born 1875 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), John B (born 1875 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and Robert B (born 1878 in Fremington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Blaufin's Governess, Laura (born 1852 in India), John Blaufin's Servant, Louesia (born 1857 in Crediton, Devon, England), John Blaufin's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Eastleigh, Devon, England) and John Blaufin's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Tawstock, Devon, England).


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John Blaufin Irving's household

Male

John Blaufin

Irving

Head
Female

Agnes

Irving

Wife
Female

Elen B

Irving

Daughter
Female

Agnes D

Irving

Daughter
Female

Rose L

Irving

Daughter
Female

Ada C

Irving

Daughter
Female

May L

Irving

Daughter
Male

John B

Irving

Son
Male

Robert B

Irving

Son
Female

Laura

Hurford

Governess
Female

Louesia

Harvey

Servant
Female

Jessie

Hocking

Servant
Female

Sarah

Joslin

Servant
First name(s) John Blaufin
Last name Irving
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Blaufin

Irving

Head

Married

37

1844

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Agnes

Irving

Wife

Married

34

1847

Chatham, Kent, England

Elen B

Irving

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rochester, Kent, England

Agnes D

Irving

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rochester, Kent, England

Rose L

Irving

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devonport, Devon, England

Ada C

Irving

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hilsea, Hampshire, England

May L

Irving

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

John B

Irving

Son

Single

6

1875

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Robert B

Irving

Son

Single

3

1878

Fremington, Devon, England

Laura

Hurford

Governess

Single

29

1852

India

Louesia

Harvey

Servant

Single

24

1857

Crediton, Devon, England

Jessie

Hocking

Servant

Single

20

1861

Eastleigh, Devon, England

Sarah

Joslin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Tawstock, Devon, England

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