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Household of John Harper (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Harper and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1826 in Wembury, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Harper, born in 1832 in Plymstock, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Susan (born 1856 in Wembury, Devon, England) and Annie (born 1869 in Wembury, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ann (born 1816 in Suffolk, England) and John's Lodger, Mary (born 1864 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Mary

Harper

Wife
Female

Susan

Harper

Daughter
Female

Annie

Harper

Daughter
Female

Ann

Evens

Lodger
Female

Mary

Knamsby

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wembury, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

55

1826

Wembury, Devon, England

Mary

Harper

Wife

Married

49

1832

Plymstock, Devon, England

Susan

Harper

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Wembury, Devon, England

Annie

Harper

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wembury, Devon, England

Ann

Evens

Lodger

Single

65

1816

Suffolk, England

Mary

Knamsby

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Exeter, Devon, England

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