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Household of John C Were (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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 C Were and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Were, born in 1854 in Halberton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Anne E Were, born in 1856 in Halberton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Jemima (born 1880 in Halberton, Devon, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Halberton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Step Mother, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Somerset, England), John C's Servant, Emily (born 1867 in Shobrooke, Devon, England) and John C's Servant, Henry (born 1869 in Halberton, Devon, England).


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John C Were's household

Male

John C

Were

Head
Female

Anne E

Were

Wife
Female

Jemima

Were

Daughter
Male

Charles

Were

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Were

Step Mother
Female

Emily

Hawkins

Servant
Male

Henry

Pratt

Servant
First name(s) John C
Last name Were
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Halberton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Were

Head

Married

27

1854

Halberton, Devon, England

Anne E

Were

Wife

Married

25

1856

Halberton, Devon, England

Jemima

Were

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halberton, Devon, England

Charles

Were

Son

Single

0

1881

Halberton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Were

Step Mother

Widow

71

1810

Somerset, England

Emily

Hawkins

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shobrooke, Devon, England

Henry

Pratt

Servant

Single

12

1869

Halberton, Devon, England

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