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Household of John Hobbs (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stratton, Cornwall, 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 Hobbs and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hobbs, born in 1827 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Hobbs, born in 1834 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Mary J (born 1859 in Hartland, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1861 in Hartland, Devon, England), John (born 1864 in Hartland, Devon, England), Selina (born 1867 in Hartland, Devon, England), William (born 1872 in Hartland, Devon, England), Richard (born 1869 in Hartland, Devon, England), Emma (born 1875 in Hartland, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1879 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Edwin Heard, born in 1839 in Hartland, Devon, England.


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John Hobbs's household

Male

John

Hobbs

Head
Female

Rebecca

Hobbs

Wife
Female

Mary J

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

John

Hobbs

Son
Female

Selina

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

William

Hobbs

Son
Male

Richard

Hobbs

Son
Female

Emma

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Heard

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hobbs

Head

Married

54

1827

Hartland, Devon, England

Rebecca

Hobbs

Wife

Married

47

1834

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary J

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Hartland, Devon, England

Sarah

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hartland, Devon, England

John

Hobbs

Son

Single

17

1864

Hartland, Devon, England

Selina

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hartland, Devon, England

William

Hobbs

Son

Single

9

1872

Hartland, Devon, England

Richard

Hobbs

Son

Single

12

1869

Hartland, Devon, England

Emma

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hartland, Devon, England

Lucy

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Edwin

Heard

Servant

Single

42

1839

Hartland, Devon, England

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