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Household of John Bussell (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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 Bussell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bussell, born in 1837 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bussell, born in 1837 in Colyton, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Sarah E (born 1862 in Axminster, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Axminster, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1869 in Axminster, Devon, England), Ben (born 1873 in Axminster, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1875 in Marshwood, Dorset, England), Florence B (born 1877 in Marshwood, Dorset, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Marshwood, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Anne Millard, born in 1859 in Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, England.


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John Bussell's household

Male

John

Bussell

Head
Female

Sarah

Bussell

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Bussell

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Bussell

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Bussell

Son
Male

Ben

Bussell

Son
Female

Bessie

Bussell

Daughter
Female

Florence B

Bussell

Daughter
Male

Frank

Bussell

Son
Female

Anne

Millard

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Bussell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Axminster, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bussell

Head

Married

44

1837

Axminster, Devon, England

Sarah

Bussell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Colyton, Devon, England

Sarah E

Bussell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Axminster, Devon, England

Louisa

Bussell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Axminster, Devon, England

Ernest

Bussell

Son

Single

12

1869

Axminster, Devon, England

Ben

Bussell

Son

Single

8

1873

Axminster, Devon, England

Bessie

Bussell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Marshwood, Dorset, England

Florence B

Bussell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Marshwood, Dorset, England

Frank

Bussell

Son

Single

1

1880

Marshwood, Dorset, England

Anne

Millard

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, England

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