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Household of John Spurr (born 1824, 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 Spurr and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Spurr, born in 1824 in Whitchurch, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Spurr, born in 1832 in Walkhampton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1858 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England), Susan S (born 1860 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England), Annie (born 1864 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England), Fanny (born 1868 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England), Joseph J (born 1870 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England) and Lucy M G (born 1877 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Thomas S (born 1824 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1844 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Emanuel (born 1862 in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England).


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John Spurr's household

Male

John

Spurr

Head
Female

Mary

Spurr

Wife
Female

Mary A

Spurr

Daughter
Female

Susan S

Spurr

Daughter
Female

Annie

Spurr

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Spurr

Daughter
Male

Joseph J

Spurr

Son
Female

Lucy M G

Spurr

Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Giles

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Robjohns

Servant
Male

Emanuel

Willcocks

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Spurr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Whitchurch, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Spurr

Head

Married

57

1824

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Mary

Spurr

Wife

Married

49

1832

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Mary A

Spurr

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Susan S

Spurr

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Annie

Spurr

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Fanny

Spurr

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Joseph J

Spurr

Son

Single

11

1870

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Lucy M G

Spurr

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

Thomas S

Giles

Brother In Law

Single

57

1824

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Thomas

Robjohns

Servant

Single

37

1844

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Emanuel

Willcocks

Servant

Single

19

1862

Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

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