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Household of John Northam (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Northam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Northam, born in 1844 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Northam, born in 1846 in Sutton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1873 in Babbacombe, Devon, England), Florence (born 1877 in Babbacombe, Devon, England) and Esther (born 1880 in Babbacombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Sidney Cooksley, born in 1842 in Babbacombe, Devon, England.


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John Northam's household

Male

John

Northam

Head
Female

Fanny

Northam

Wife
Female

Ellen

Northam

Daughter
Female

Florence

Northam

Daughter
Female

Esther

Northam

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Cooksley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Northam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Northam

Head

Married

37

1844

Torquay, Devon, England

Fanny

Northam

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sutton, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Northam

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Babbacombe, Devon, England

Florence

Northam

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Babbacombe, Devon, England

Esther

Northam

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Babbacombe, Devon, England

Sidney

Cooksley

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Babbacombe, Devon, England

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