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Household of John Palmer (born 1811, 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 Palmer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Palmer, born in 1811 in Kenn, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Palmer, born in 1822 in Shobrooke, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Charles Joseph (born 1864 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England), Jane (born 1859 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England) and Sarah (born 1861 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granson, Charles (born 1875 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), John's Grand Servant, Loveday (born 1849 in Crediton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Crediton, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1825 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Henry (born 1868 in Sandford, Devon, England).


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John Palmer's household

Male

John

Palmer

Head
Female

Betsy

Palmer

Wife
Male

Charles Joseph

Palmer

Son
Female

Jane

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Charles

Pulman

Granson
Female

Loveday

Channon

Grand Servant
Female

Ann

Stone

Servant
Male

William

Cork

Servant
Male

Henry

Ash

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Kenn, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Palmer

Head

Married

70

1811

Kenn, Devon, England

Betsy

Palmer

Wife

Married

59

1822

Shobrooke, Devon, England

Charles Joseph

Palmer

Son

Single

17

1864

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Jane

Palmer

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Sarah

Palmer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Charles

Pulman

Granson

Single

6

1875

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Loveday

Channon

Grand Servant

Single

32

1849

Crediton, Devon, England

Ann

Stone

Servant

Single

22

1859

Crediton, Devon, England

William

Cork

Servant

Single

56

1825

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Henry

Ash

Servant

Single

13

1868

Sandford, Devon, England

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