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Household of John Dolbear (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Dolbear and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dolbear, born in 1847 in Moreton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lucinda Dolbear, born in 1847 in Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1870 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1869 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Moreton, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1868 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), John's Servant, Grace (born 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Cornwall, England).


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John Dolbear's household

Male

John

Dolbear

Head
Female

Lucinda

Dolbear

Wife
Male

John

Dolbear

Son
Female

Bessie

Dolbear

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dolbear

Sister
Male

William

Bowden

Servant
Female

Grace

Guest

Servant
Female

Mary

Hutchins

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dolbear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Moreton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dolbear

Head

Married

34

1847

Moreton, Devon, England

Lucinda

Dolbear

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cornwall, England

John

Dolbear

Son

Single

11

1870

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Bessie

Dolbear

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dolbear

Sister

Single

40

1841

Moreton, Devon, England

William

Bowden

Servant

Single

13

1868

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Grace

Guest

Servant

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary

Hutchins

Servant

Single

21

1860

Cornwall, England

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