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Household of John Dilling (born 1834, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dilling, born in 1834 in Holne, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dilling, born in 1834 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1864 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Richard (born 1866 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Emma (born 1868 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Mary E (born 1874 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and George H (born 1876 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Susannah Harris, born in 1852 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.


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John Dilling's household

Male

John

Dilling

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dilling

Wife
Male

William

Dilling

Son
Male

Richard

Dilling

Son
Female

Emma

Dilling

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Dilling

Son
Female

Mary E

Dilling

Daughter
Male

George H

Dilling

Son
Female

Susannah

Harris

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dilling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Holne, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dilling

Head

Married

47

1834

Holne, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dilling

Wife

Married

47

1834

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William

Dilling

Son

Single

17

1864

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Richard

Dilling

Son

Single

15

1866

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Emma

Dilling

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Alfred

Dilling

Son

Single

9

1872

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Mary E

Dilling

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

George H

Dilling

Son

Single

5

1876

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Susannah

Harris

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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