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Household of John Mills (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Mills and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mills, born in 1831 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mills, born in 1850 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; George (born 1863 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frederick (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1872 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edith M (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Alice M (born 1880 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Eliza Davis, born in 1856 in Kentisbury, Devon, England.


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John Mills's household

Male

John

Mills

Head
Female

Sarah

Mills

Wife
Male

George

Mills

Son
Male

Frederick

Mills

Son
Male

William

Mills

Son
Female

Edith M

Mills

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Mills

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Davis

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mills

Head

Married

50

1831

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sarah

Mills

Wife

Married

31

1850

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Mills

Son

Single

18

1863

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frederick

Mills

Son

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Mills

Son

Single

9

1872

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith M

Mills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice M

Mills

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza

Davis

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Kentisbury, Devon, England

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