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Household of John Lake (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Lake and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lake, born in 1847 in Cheriton Bishop, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lake, born in 1852 in Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Florence M (born 1860 in Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth J (born 1871 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Samuel (born 1861 in Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England).


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John Lake's household

Male

John

Lake

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lake

Wife
Female

Florence M

Lake

Sister
Female

Elizabeth J

Powesland

Servant
Male

Samuel

Chudley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lake

Head

Married

34

1847

Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Lake

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England

Florence M

Lake

Sister

Single

21

1860

Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Powesland

Servant

Single

10

1871

Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Samuel

Chudley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England

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