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Household of John Counter (born 1849, Somerset)

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 Counter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Counter, born in 1849 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Counter, born in 1854 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1876 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Francis H (born 1878 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and Louisa E (born 1880 in Tiverton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emily Gubb, born in 1868 in Tiverton, Devon, England.


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John Counter's household

Male

John

Counter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Counter

Wife
Male

William J

Counter

Son
Male

Francis H

Counter

Son
Female

Louisa E

Counter

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gubb

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Counter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Counter

Head

Married

32

1849

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Counter

Wife

Married

27

1854

Tiverton, Devon, England

William J

Counter

Son

Single

5

1876

Tiverton, Devon, England

Francis H

Counter

Son

Single

3

1878

Tiverton, Devon, England

Louisa E

Counter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tiverton, Devon, England

Emily

Gubb

Servant

Single

13

1868

Tiverton, Devon, England

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