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Household of John Dayment (born 1824, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 Dayment and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dayment, born in 1824 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Dayment, born in 1829 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1849 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England) and William H (born 1852 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Martha (born 1866 in Exbourne, Devon, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England).


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John Dayment's household

Male

John

Dayment

Head
Female

Mary A

Dayment

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Dayment

Daughter
Male

William H

Dayment

Son
Female

Martha

Easterbrook

Servant
Male

Thomas

Ruddaway

Servant
Male

Thomas

Harris

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dayment
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dayment

Head

Married

57

1824

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Mary A

Dayment

Wife

Married

52

1829

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Dayment

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

William H

Dayment

Son

Single

29

1852

-

Martha

Easterbrook

Servant

Single

15

1866

Exbourne, Devon, England

Thomas

Ruddaway

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Thomas

Harris

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

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