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Household of John Delve (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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 Delve and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Delve, born in 1827 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Delve, born in 1821 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Rosina, born 1857 in Exeter, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Alxnd (born 1856 in Scotland), John's Lodger, John (born 1840 in -) and John's Lodger, James (born 1857 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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John Delve's household

Male

John

Delve

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Delve

Wife
Female

Rosina

Delve

Daughter
Male

Alxnd

Craik

Lodger
Male

John

Waters

Lodger
Male

James

Haswell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Delve
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Delve

Head

Married

54

1827

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Delve

Wife

Married

60

1821

Exeter, Devon, England

Rosina

Delve

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Exeter, Devon, England

Alxnd

Craik

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Scotland

John

Waters

Lodger

Single

41

1840

-

James

Haswell

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Chester, Cheshire, England

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