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Household of John Mewton (born 1840, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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 Mewton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mewton, born in 1840 in Bodmin, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebekah A Mewton, born in 1837 in St Breock, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in St Breock, Cornwall, England), Herbert (born 1866 in St Breock, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1871 in St Breock, Cornwall, England) and Bessie M (born 1874 in St Breock, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Carne, born in 1867 in St Breock, Cornwall, England.


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John Mewton's household

Male

John

Mewton

Head
Female

Rebekah A

Mewton

Wife
Male

John

Mewton

Son
Male

Herbert

Mewton

Son
Male

Samuel

Mewton

Son
Female

Bessie M

Mewton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Carne

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mewton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mewton

Head

Married

41

1840

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Rebekah A

Mewton

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Breock, Cornwall, England

John

Mewton

Son

Single

17

1864

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Herbert

Mewton

Son

Single

15

1866

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Mewton

Son

Single

10

1871

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Bessie M

Mewton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Breock, Cornwall, England

Jane

Carne

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Breock, Cornwall, England

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