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Household of John Heard (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 Heard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Heard, born in 1838 in Beaford, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Heard, born in 1836 in Beaford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Beaford, Devon, England), Mary (born 1866 in Beaford, Devon, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Beaford, Devon, England), Amelia (born 1875 in Beaford, Devon, England) and Rhoda (born 1878 in Beaford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Henry (born 1860 in Beaford, Devon, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Roborough, Devon, England).


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John Heard's household

Male

John

Heard

Head
Female

Ann

Heard

Wife
Male

William

Heard

Son
Female

Mary

Heard

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Heard

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Heard

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Heard

Daughter
Male

Henry

Heard

Servant
Male

William

Sanders

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Heard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Beaford, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Heard

Head

Married

43

1838

Beaford, Devon, England

Ann

Heard

Wife

Married

45

1836

Beaford, Devon, England

William

Heard

Son

Single

18

1863

Beaford, Devon, England

Mary

Heard

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Beaford, Devon, England

Hannah

Heard

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Beaford, Devon, England

Amelia

Heard

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Beaford, Devon, England

Rhoda

Heard

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Beaford, Devon, England

Henry

Heard

Servant

Single

21

1860

Beaford, Devon, England

William

Sanders

Servant

Single

17

1864

Roborough, Devon, England

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