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Household of John Dyer (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Dyer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dyer, born in 1847 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Dyer, born in 1851 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1877 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Jennet Dyer (born 1862 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Mother, Mary (born 1827 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Ireland).


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John Dyer's household

Male

John

Dyer

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Dyer

Wife
Female

Ellen

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Jennet Dyer

Labet

Sister
Female

Mary

Labet

Mother
Male

John

Fitzgerald

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dyer

Head

Married

34

1847

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Dyer

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Dyer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dyer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Dyer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jennet Dyer

Labet

Sister

Single

19

1862

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Labet

Mother

Widow

54

1827

Barnstaple, Devon, England

John

Fitzgerald

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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