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Household of John Palmer (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Palmer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Palmer, born in 1825 in Germansweek, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susanna Palmer, born in 1825 in Thrushelton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1855 in Devon, England), Richard (born 1857 in Devon, England), Jessie (born 1860 in Devon, England), Albert (born 1869 in Devon, England) and Fred (born 1873 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, William (born 1856 in Bondleigh, Devon, England), John's Servant, Samuel (born 1855 in Coryton, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Lewtrenchard, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Eliza (born 1836 in Lifton, Devon, England).


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John Palmer's household

Male

John

Palmer

Head
Female

Susanna

Palmer

Wife
Male

William

Palmer

Son
Male

Richard

Palmer

Son
Female

Jessie

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Albert

Palmer

Son
Male

Fred

Palmer

Son
Male

William

Isaac

Visitor
Male

Samuel

Kite

Servant
Male

William

Roberts

Servant
Female

Eliza

Gilbert

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Germansweek, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Palmer

Head

Married

56

1825

Germansweek, Devon, England

Susanna

Palmer

Wife

Married

56

1825

Thrushelton, Devon, England

William

Palmer

Son

Single

26

1855

Devon, England

Richard

Palmer

Son

Single

24

1857

Devon, England

Jessie

Palmer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Albert

Palmer

Son

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

Fred

Palmer

Son

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

William

Isaac

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Bondleigh, Devon, England

Samuel

Kite

Servant

Single

26

1855

Coryton, Devon, England

William

Roberts

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lewtrenchard, Devon, England

Eliza

Gilbert

Servant

Widow

45

1836

Lifton, Devon, England

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