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Household of John Lidster (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Lidster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lidster, born in 1829 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lidster, born in 1832 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England), Emily (born 1867 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), George (born 1859 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Edward (born 1870 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Vincent (born 1873 in Dartmouth, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1856 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Richard Harris, born in 1807 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.


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John Lidster's household

Male

John

Lidster

Head
Female

Ellen

Lidster

Wife
Male

William

Lidster

Son
Female

Emily

Lidster

Daughter
Male

George

Lidster

Son
Male

Edward

Lidster

Son
Male

Vincent

Lidster

Son
Female

Mary

Lidster

Daughter
Male

Richard

Harris

Lodger Head
First name(s) John
Last name Lidster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lidster

Head

Married

52

1829

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Lidster

Wife

Married

49

1832

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

William

Lidster

Son

Single

19

1862

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

Emily

Lidster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dartmouth, Devon, England

George

Lidster

Son

Single

22

1859

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Edward

Lidster

Son

Single

11

1870

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Vincent

Lidster

Son

Single

8

1873

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Mary

Lidster

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Richard

Harris

Lodger Head

-

74

1807

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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