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Household of John Norrish (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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 Norrish and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Norrish, born in 1818 in Colebrooke, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Norrish, born in 1822 in Devon, England. They had 1 child; Wilhelmina, born 1856 in Bow, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Amelia (born 1827 in Devon, England), John's Sister In Law, Maria (born 1833 in Devon, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Devon, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Bow, Devon, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1868 in Wembworthy, Devon, England).


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John Norrish's household

Male

John

Norrish

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Norrish

Wife
Female

Wilhelmina

Norrish

Daughter
Female

Amelia

May

Sister In Law
Female

Maria

May

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Bradford

Servant
Male

Thomas

Myers

Servant
Male

William

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Norrish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Colebrooke, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Norrish

Head

Married

63

1818

Colebrooke, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Norrish

Wife

Married

59

1822

Devon, England

Wilhelmina

Norrish

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Bow, Devon, England

Amelia

May

Sister In Law

Single

54

1827

Devon, England

Maria

May

Sister In Law

Single

48

1833

Devon, England

Jane

Bradford

Servant

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

Thomas

Myers

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bow, Devon, England

William

Mitchell

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wembworthy, Devon, England

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