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Household of John Dyer (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 1841 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dyer, born in 1842 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1863 in Devon, England), John (born 1870 in Devon, England), Eva (born 1873 in Yarnscombe, Devon, England), Susannah (born 1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Nellie (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Margaret Chappell, born in 1815 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Dyer's household

Male

John

Dyer

Head
Female

Mary

Dyer

Wife
Female

Mary

Dyer

Daughter
Male

John

Dyer

Son
Female

Eva

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Chappell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Dyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place 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

40

1841

Devon, England

Mary

Dyer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Devon, England

Mary

Dyer

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

John

Dyer

Son

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Eva

Dyer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Susannah

Dyer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Nellie

Dyer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Chappell

Lodger

Widow

66

1815

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

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