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Household of John Hayes (born 1817, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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 Hayes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hayes, born in 1817 in Withypool, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Hayes, born in 1841 in Withypool, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1880 in North Molton, Devon, England) and George (born 1881 in North Molton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Westcott (born 1840 in North Molton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Selina (born 1867 in Combe Martin, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1864 in North Molton, Devon, England) and John's Lodger & Boarder, John (born 1870 in North Molton, Devon, England).


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John Hayes's household

Male

John

Hayes

Head
Female

Mary

Hayes

Wife
Male

John

Hayes

Son
Male

George

Hayes

Son
Female

Mary Westcott

Smith

Servant
Female

Selina

Kessell

Servant
Male

William

Prout

Servant
Male

John

Passmore

Lodger & Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Hayes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Withypool, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hayes

Head

Married

64

1817

Withypool, Somerset, England

Mary

Hayes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Withypool, Somerset, England

John

Hayes

Son

Single

1

1880

North Molton, Devon, England

George

Hayes

Son

Single

0

1881

North Molton, Devon, England

Mary Westcott

Smith

Servant

Single

41

1840

North Molton, Devon, England

Selina

Kessell

Servant

Single

14

1867

Combe Martin, Devon, England

William

Prout

Servant

Single

17

1864

North Molton, Devon, England

John

Passmore

Lodger & Boarder

Single

11

1870

North Molton, Devon, England

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