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Household of John Boon (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 Boon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Boon, born in 1838 in Modbury, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan J Boon, born in 1836 in Launceston, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Florence C (born 1867 in Ivybridge, Devon, England), Horace (born 1868 in Ivybridge, Devon, England), Herbert W (born 1869 in Ivybridge, Devon, England), Gertrude (born 1871 in Ivybridge, Devon, England), Ada (born 1875 in Ivybridge, Devon, England) and Hedley (born 1876 in Ivybridge, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Susan Palmer, born in 1802 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.


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John Boon's household

Male

John

Boon

Head
Female

Susan J

Boon

Wife
Female

Florence C

Boon

Daughter
Male

Horace

Boon

Son
Male

Herbert W

Boon

Son
Female

Gertrude

Boon

Daughter
Female

Ada

Boon

Daughter
Male

Hedley

Boon

Son
Female

Susan

Palmer

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Boon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Modbury, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Boon

Head

Married

43

1838

Modbury, Devon, England

Susan J

Boon

Wife

Married

45

1836

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Florence C

Boon

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Horace

Boon

Son

Single

13

1868

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Herbert W

Boon

Son

Single

12

1869

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Gertrude

Boon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Ada

Boon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Hedley

Boon

Son

Single

5

1876

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Susan

Palmer

Mother In Law

Widow

79

1802

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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