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Household of John H Griffen (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 H Griffen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Griffen, born in 1825 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth B Griffen, born in 1844 in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Elizabeth J (born 1867 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and Emma (born 1871 in Wellington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Mother, Jane (born 1801 in Clayhidon, Devon, England), John H's Sister, Jane H (born 1823 in Devon, England) and John H's Servant, Tom (born 1866 in Clayhidon, Devon, England).


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John H Griffen's household

Male

John H

Griffen

Head
Female

Elizabeth B

Griffen

Wife
Male

Thomas

Griffen

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Griffen

Daughter
Female

Emma

Griffen

Daughter
Female

Jane

Griffen

Mother
Female

Jane H

Griffen

Sister
Male

Tom

Golsworthy

Servant
First name(s) John H
Last name Griffen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Griffen

Head

Married

56

1825

Devon, England

Elizabeth B

Griffen

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England

Thomas

Griffen

Son

Single

12

1869

Wellington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth J

Griffen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wellington, Somerset, England

Emma

Griffen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wellington, Somerset, England

Jane

Griffen

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Clayhidon, Devon, England

Jane H

Griffen

Sister

Single

58

1823

Devon, England

Tom

Golsworthy

Servant

Single

15

1866

Clayhidon, Devon, England

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