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Household of John Laver (born 1815, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Laver and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Laver, born in 1815 in Meare, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Laver, born in 1827 in Meare, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1858 in Meare, Somerset, England), Stephen (born 1859 in Meare, Somerset, England), Fredrick (born 1860 in Meare, Somerset, England), Jane (born 1861 in Meare, Somerset, England), Fanny (born 1867 in Meare, Somerset, England), James (born 1866 in Meare, Somerset, England) and Margaret (born 1872 in Meare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, William Nutt, born in 1841 in Meare, Somerset, England.


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John Laver's household

Male

John

Laver

Head
Female

Sarah

Laver

Wife
Female

Sarah

Laver

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Laver

Son
Male

Fredrick

Laver

Son
Female

Jane

Laver

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Laver

Daughter
Male

James

Laver

Son
Female

Margaret

Laver

Daughter
Male

William

Nutt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Laver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Meare, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Laver

Head

Married

66

1815

Meare, Somerset, England

Sarah

Laver

Wife

Married

54

1827

Meare, Somerset, England

Sarah

Laver

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Meare, Somerset, England

Stephen

Laver

Son

Single

22

1859

Meare, Somerset, England

Fredrick

Laver

Son

Single

21

1860

Meare, Somerset, England

Jane

Laver

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Meare, Somerset, England

Fanny

Laver

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Meare, Somerset, England

James

Laver

Son

Single

15

1866

Meare, Somerset, England

Margaret

Laver

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Meare, Somerset, England

William

Nutt

Servant

Single

40

1841

Meare, Somerset, England

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