Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Spicer (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Spicer and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spicer, born in 1849 in Merton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Spicer, born in 1856 in West Worlington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Meeth, Devon, England), Annie (born 1878 in Meeth, Devon, England) and Sidney (born 1880 in Meeth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1816 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Spicer's household

Male

John

Spicer

Head
Female

Sarah

Spicer

Wife
Female

Mary

Spicer

Daughter
Female

Annie

Spicer

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Spicer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alford

Servant
Male

Thomas

Abell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Spicer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Merton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spicer

Head

Married

32

1849

Merton, Devon, England

Sarah

Spicer

Wife

Married

25

1856

West Worlington, Devon, England

Mary

Spicer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Meeth, Devon, England

Annie

Spicer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Meeth, Devon, England

Sidney

Spicer

Son

Single

1

1880

Meeth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Alford

Servant

Single

13

1868

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Thomas

Abell

Lodger

Married

65

1816

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Spicer in Okehampton in 1881, and follow the Spicer family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Spicer

We’ve found John Spicer in 155 family trees. Find out more about John Spicer's household and view the Spicer family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census