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Household of John Carpenter (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Carpenter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Carpenter, born in 1821 in Milverton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Carpenter, born in 1817 in Worthing, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1852 in Milverton, Somerset, England), Walter H (born 1857 in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England), Albert C (born 1858 in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England) and Caroline (born 1861 in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Emma (born 1870 in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in Wellington, Herefordshire, England).


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John Carpenter's household

Male

John

Carpenter

Head
Female

Caroline

Carpenter

Wife
Male

John

Carpenter

Son
Male

Walter H

Carpenter

Son
Male

Albert C

Carpenter

Son
Female

Caroline

Carpenter

Daughter
Female

Emma

Pool

Servant
Male

Thomas

Winter

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Carpenter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Milverton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Carpenter

Head

Married

60

1821

Milverton, Somerset, England

Caroline

Carpenter

Wife

Married

64

1817

Worthing, Sussex, England

John

Carpenter

Son

Single

29

1852

Milverton, Somerset, England

Walter H

Carpenter

Son

Single

24

1857

Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England

Albert C

Carpenter

Son

Single

23

1858

Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England

Caroline

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England

Emma

Pool

Servant

Single

11

1870

Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England

Thomas

Winter

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wellington, Herefordshire, England

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