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Household of John Oliver (born 1816, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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 Oliver and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliver, born in 1816 in Silverton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Oliver, born in 1825 in Kew, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1848 in St Thomas, Gloucestershire, England), James (born 1851 in Silverton, Devon, England), Frank (born 1865 in Silverton, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1853 in Silverton, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Frank (born 1876 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Thomas Heron, born in 1851 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Oliver's household

Male

John

Oliver

Head
Female

Sarah

Oliver

Wife
Male

William

Oliver

Son
Male

James

Oliver

Son
Male

Frank

Oliver

Son
Male

Thomas

Heron

Son In Law
Female

Lucy

Heron

Daughter
Male

Frank

Heron

Grand Son
Female

Ethel

Heron

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Heron

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Silverton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliver

Head

Married

65

1816

Silverton, Devon, England

Sarah

Oliver

Wife

Married

56

1825

Kew, Devon, England

William

Oliver

Son

Single

33

1848

St Thomas, Gloucestershire, England

James

Oliver

Son

Single

30

1851

Silverton, Devon, England

Frank

Oliver

Son

Single

16

1865

Silverton, Devon, England

Thomas

Heron

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Lucy

Heron

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Silverton, Devon, England

Frank

Heron

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ethel

Heron

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur

Heron

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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