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Household of John Tapp (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tapp, born in 1843 in Braunton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tapp, born in 1837 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Annie J (born 1868 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and William (born 1874 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, George (born 1798 in Georgeham, Devon, England), John's Heads Father, Richard (born 1808 in South Molton, Devon, England) and John's Aunt, Maria (born 1810 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).


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John Tapp's household

Male

John

Tapp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tapp

Wife
Female

Annie J

Tapp

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Tapp

Daughter
Male

William

Tapp

Son
Male

George

Watts

Father In Law
Male

Richard

Tapp

Heads Father
Female

Maria

Lewis

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Tapp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Braunton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tapp

Head

Married

38

1843

Braunton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Tapp

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Annie J

Tapp

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Tapp

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

William

Tapp

Son

Single

7

1874

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

George

Watts

Father In Law

Widower

83

1798

Georgeham, Devon, England

Richard

Tapp

Heads Father

Widower

73

1808

South Molton, Devon, England

Maria

Lewis

Aunt

Single

71

1810

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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