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Household of John Challacombe (born 1837, Devon)

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 Challacombe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Challacombe, born in 1837 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Challacombe, born in 1838 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Henry Clark (born 1868 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), William John (born 1869 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Edgar George (born 1871 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1877 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Florence G (born 1880 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Carr, born in 1804 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.


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John Challacombe's household

Male

John

Challacombe

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Challacombe

Wife
Male

Henry Clark

Challacombe

Son
Male

William John

Challacombe

Son
Male

Edgar George

Challacombe

Son
Male

Ernest

Challacombe

Son
Male

Albert

Challacombe

Son
Female

Florence G

Challacombe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Carr

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Challacombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Challacombe

Head

Married

44

1837

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Challacombe

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Henry Clark

Challacombe

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

William John

Challacombe

Son

Single

12

1869

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Edgar George

Challacombe

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest

Challacombe

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Challacombe

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Florence G

Challacombe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Carr

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

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