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Household of John Tapper (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Tapper and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tapper, born in 1828 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Tapper, born in 1834 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Annie Mary (born 1864 in Withycombe, Devon, England), Kate (born 1869 in Withycombe, Devon, England) and John Slooks (born 1873 in Withycombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England), John's Visitor, Mary Jane Parnell (born 1856 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Bessie (born 1866 in Iddesleigh, Devon, England), John's Servant, George (born 1860 in Iddesleigh, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Henry (born 1866 in Devon, England).


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John Tapper's household

Male

John

Tapper

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Tapper

Wife
Female

Annie Mary

Tapper

Daughter
Female

Kate

Tapper

Daughter
Male

John Slooks

Tapper

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sercombe

Niece
Female

Mary Jane Parnell

Soper

Visitor
Female

Annie

Farley

Servant
Female

Bessie

Richards

Servant
Male

George

Richards

Servant
Male

Henry

Wright

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tapper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tapper

Head

Married

53

1828

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Tapper

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Annie Mary

Tapper

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Withycombe, Devon, England

Kate

Tapper

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Withycombe, Devon, England

John Slooks

Tapper

Son

Single

8

1873

Withycombe, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Sercombe

Niece

Single

18

1863

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Mary Jane Parnell

Soper

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Annie

Farley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

Bessie

Richards

Servant

Single

15

1866

Iddesleigh, Devon, England

George

Richards

Servant

Single

21

1860

Iddesleigh, Devon, England

Henry

Wright

Servant

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

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