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Household of John Kerslake (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 Kerslake and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerslake, born in 1827 in Okehampton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Kerslake, born in 1831 in Cornwood, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Louisa (born 1863 in Cornwood, Devon, England), William (born 1865 in Cornwood, Devon, England), Henry (born 1867 in Cornwood, Devon, England), Lydia (born 1870 in Cornwood, Devon, England) and Jessie (born 1872 in Cornwood, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Crispin, born in 1809 in Cornwood, Devon, England.


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John Kerslake's household

Male

John

Kerslake

Head
Female

Mary A

Kerslake

Wife
Female

Louisa

Kerslake

Daughter
Male

William

Kerslake

Son
Male

Henry

Kerslake

Son
Female

Lydia

Kerslake

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Kerslake

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Crispin

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Kerslake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Okehampton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerslake

Head

Married

54

1827

Okehampton, Devon, England

Mary A

Kerslake

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cornwood, Devon, England

Louisa

Kerslake

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cornwood, Devon, England

William

Kerslake

Son

Single

16

1865

Cornwood, Devon, England

Henry

Kerslake

Son

Single

14

1867

Cornwood, Devon, England

Lydia

Kerslake

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cornwood, Devon, England

Jessie

Kerslake

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cornwood, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Crispin

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Cornwood, Devon, England

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