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Household of John Sturgess (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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 Sturgess and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sturgess, born in 1836 in Swimbridge, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Sturgess, born in 1841 in Swimbridge, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in North Molton, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1869 in North Molton, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1871 in North Molton, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1873 in North Molton, Devon, England), William (born 1874 in North Molton, Devon, England) and Daniel (born 1876 in North Molton, Devon, England).


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John Sturgess's household

Male

John

Sturgess

Head
Female

Grace

Sturgess

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sturgess

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Sturgess

Son
Male

Thomas

Sturgess

Son
Male

Alfred

Sturgess

Son
Male

William

Sturgess

Son
Male

Daniel

Sturgess

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sturgess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Swimbridge, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sturgess

Head

Married

45

1836

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Grace

Sturgess

Wife

Married

40

1841

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sturgess

Daughter

Single

13

1868

North Molton, Devon, England

Frederick

Sturgess

Son

Single

12

1869

North Molton, Devon, England

Thomas

Sturgess

Son

Single

10

1871

North Molton, Devon, England

Alfred

Sturgess

Son

Single

8

1873

North Molton, Devon, England

William

Sturgess

Son

Single

7

1874

North Molton, Devon, England

Daniel

Sturgess

Son

Single

5

1876

North Molton, Devon, England

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