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Household of John Digby (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Honiton, 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 Digby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Digby, born in 1836 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Georgina M Digby, born in 1844 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Sidney W (born 1872 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Kate S (born 1875 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England) and Walter J (born 1877 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Dinah (born 1836 in Oxfordshire, England), John's Servant, Frances (born 1864 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England) and John's Nephew, Harry D (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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John Digby's household

Male

John

Digby

Head
Female

Georgina M

Digby

Wife
Male

Sidney W

Digby

Son
Female

Kate S

Digby

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Digby

Son
Female

Dinah

Holloway

Servant
Female

Frances

Taylor

Servant
Male

Harry D

Bodcock

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Digby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Digby

Head

Married

45

1836

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Georgina M

Digby

Wife

Married

37

1844

Devon, England

Sidney W

Digby

Son

Single

9

1872

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Kate S

Digby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Walter J

Digby

Son

Single

4

1877

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Dinah

Holloway

Servant

Single

45

1836

Oxfordshire, England

Frances

Taylor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Harry D

Bodcock

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

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