Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Newton (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Newton and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Newton, born in 1851 in Mary Tavy, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Newton, born in 1854 in Lydford, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William G (born 1877 in Peter Tavy, Devon, England) and Lucy A (born 1871 in Peter Tavy, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, Alexander (born 1816 in Scotland) and John's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Newton's household

Male

John

Newton

Head
Female

Sarah

Newton

Wife
Male

William G

Newton

Son
Female

Lucy A

Newton

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mercer

Lodger Head
Male

John

Yabsley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Newton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Mary Tavy, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Newton

Head

Married

30

1851

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

Sarah

Newton

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lydford, Devon, England

William G

Newton

Son

Single

4

1877

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Lucy A

Newton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Alexander

Mercer

Lodger Head

Married

65

1816

Scotland

John

Yabsley

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Newton in Plympton St Mary in 1881, and follow the Newton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Newton

We’ve found John Newton in 623 family trees. Find out more about John Newton's household and view the Newton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census