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Household of John Clifton (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Clifton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clifton, born in 1843 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Clifton, born in 1849 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Maud M (born 1870 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Elizabeth G (born 1872 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), L (born 1873 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Alice B (born 1874 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England), Caroline A (born 1876 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England) and John Victor (born 1878 in Beer Ferris, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Soby, born in 1860 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.


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John Clifton's household

Male

John

Clifton

Head
Female

Mary

Clifton

Wife
Female

Maud M

Clifton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth G

Clifton

Daughter
Female

L

Clifton

Daughter
Female

Alice B

Clifton

Daughter
Female

Caroline A

Clifton

Daughter
Male

John Victor

Clifton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Soby

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clifton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clifton

Head

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Mary

Clifton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Maud M

Clifton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Elizabeth G

Clifton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

L

Clifton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Alice B

Clifton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Caroline A

Clifton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

John Victor

Clifton

Son

Single

3

1878

Beer Ferris, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Soby

Servant

Single

21

1860

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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