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Household of John Hosking (born 1825, 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 Hosking and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hosking, born in 1825 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Hosking, born in 1826 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1851 in Landkey, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1852 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Davey, born in 1864 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.


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John Hosking's household

Male

John

Hosking

Head
Female

Ann

Hosking

Wife
Male

William

Hosking

Son
Male

Henry

Hosking

Son
Female

Mary

Davey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hosking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hosking

Head

Married

56

1825

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Ann

Hosking

Wife

Married

55

1826

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William

Hosking

Son

Single

30

1851

Landkey, Devon, England

Henry

Hosking

Son

Single

29

1852

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Mary

Davey

Servant

Single

17

1864

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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