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Household of John Tapp (born 1805, 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 Tapp and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tapp, born in 1805 in Twitchen, Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary M Tapp, born in 1836 in Molland, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John Quartly (born 1862 in Twitchen, Devon, England), Richard (born 1864 in Twitchen, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1869 in Twitchen, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Mary A (born 1846 in Wrentham, Suffolk, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in High Bray, Devon, England), John's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Twitchen, Devon, England), John's Servant, Charles (born 1863 in Watchet, Somerset, England), John's Servant, James (born 1864 in North Molton, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1865 in North Molton, Devon, England) and John's Servant, George J (born 1865 in North Molton, Devon, England).


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John Tapp's household

Male

John

Tapp

Head
Female

Mary M

Tapp

Wife
Male

John Quartly

Tapp

Son
Male

Richard

Tapp

Son
Female

Mary

Tapp

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Denny

Governess
Female

Sarah

Ridd

Servant
Female

Mary A

Delbridge

Servant
Male

Charles

Vicary

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Servant
Male

William

Congram

Servant
Male

George J

Yelland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tapp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Twitchen, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tapp

Head

Married

76

1805

Twitchen, Devon, England

Mary M

Tapp

Wife

Married

45

1836

Molland, Devon, England

John Quartly

Tapp

Son

Single

19

1862

Twitchen, Devon, England

Richard

Tapp

Son

Single

17

1864

Twitchen, Devon, England

Mary

Tapp

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Twitchen, Devon, England

Mary A

Denny

Governess

Single

35

1846

Wrentham, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Ridd

Servant

Single

24

1857

High Bray, Devon, England

Mary A

Delbridge

Servant

Single

18

1863

Twitchen, Devon, England

Charles

Vicary

Servant

Single

18

1863

Watchet, Somerset, England

James

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

North Molton, Devon, England

William

Congram

Servant

Single

16

1865

North Molton, Devon, England

George J

Yelland

Servant

Single

16

1865

North Molton, Devon, England

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