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Household of John Perry (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Perry, born in 1819 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Perry, born in 1841 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Herbert (born 1868 in Wincanton, Somerset, England), Obed (born 1870 in Wincanton, Somerset, England), Oswald (born 1877 in Prestleigh, Somerset, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Prestleigh, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Annie Dyke, born in 1867 in Bruton, Somerset, England.


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John Perry's household

Male

John

Perry

Head
Female

Martha

Perry

Wife
Male

Herbert

Perry

Son
Male

Obed

Perry

Son
Male

Oswald

Perry

Son
Female

Ada

Perry

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dyke

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Perry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Perry

Head

Married

62

1819

Devon, England

Martha

Perry

Wife

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

Herbert

Perry

Son

Single

13

1868

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Obed

Perry

Son

Single

11

1870

Wincanton, Somerset, England

Oswald

Perry

Son

Single

4

1877

Prestleigh, Somerset, England

Ada

Perry

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Prestleigh, Somerset, England

Annie

Dyke

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Bruton, Somerset, England

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