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Household of John Sercome (born 1832, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Sercome and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sercome, born in 1832 in Kingswear, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Diana Sercome, born in 1835 in Denbighshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Eleanor (born 1859 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England), Alfred (born 1863 in Minera, Denbighshire, Wales), Herbert (born 1864 in Cheshire, England) and Selina E (born 1867 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Lino Boffa, born in 1854 in Italy.


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John Sercome's household

Male

John

Sercome

Head
Female

Diana

Sercome

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Sercome

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sercome

Son
Male

Herbert

Sercome

Son
Female

Selina E

Sercome

Daughter
Male

Lino

Boffa

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sercome
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kingswear, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sercome

Head

Married

49

1832

Kingswear, Devon, England

Diana

Sercome

Wife

Married

46

1835

Denbighshire, Wales

Eleanor

Sercome

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Alfred

Sercome

Son

Single

18

1863

Minera, Denbighshire, Wales

Herbert

Sercome

Son

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Selina E

Sercome

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Lino

Boffa

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Italy

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