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Household of John Hewitt (born 1827, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hewitt, born in 1827 in West Down, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Hewitt, born in 1826 in Mortehoe, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1865 in West Down, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1855 in Mortehoe, Devon, England) and Eliza Ann (born 1874 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Joshua Dinnicombe, born in 1851 in -.


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John Hewitt's household

Male

John

Hewitt

Head
Female

Jane

Hewitt

Wife
Female

Emma

Hewitt

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Hewitt

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ann

Hewitt

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Dinnicombe

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Hewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place West Down, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hewitt

Head

Married

54

1827

West Down, Devon, England

Jane

Hewitt

Wife

Married

55

1826

Mortehoe, Devon, England

Emma

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

16

1865

West Down, Devon, England

Ellen

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Mortehoe, Devon, England

Eliza Ann

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cornwall, England

Joshua

Dinnicombe

Lodger

-

30

1851

-

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