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Household of John Perry (born 1817, 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 Perry and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Perry, born in 1817 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Perry, born in 1821 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Bessie (born 1865 in Horrabridge, Devon, England) and Amelia (born 1861 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; George Percy, born 1881 in Stonehouse, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, Walter Willcocks, born in 1793 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England.


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John Perry's household

Male

John

Perry

Head
Female

Eliza

Perry

Wife
Female

Bessie

Perry

Daughter
Male

Walter

Willcocks

Father In Law
Female

Amelia

Giles

Daughter
Male

George Percy

Giles

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Perry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Perry

Head

Married

64

1817

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Eliza

Perry

Wife

Married

60

1821

Tavistock, Devon, England

Bessie

Perry

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Horrabridge, Devon, England

Walter

Willcocks

Father In Law

Widower

88

1793

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Amelia

Giles

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

George Percy

Giles

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Stonehouse, Devon, England

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