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Household of John Tilke (born 1815, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 Tilke and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tilke, born in 1815 in Sidbury, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Tilke, born in 1827 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; George John (born 1856 in Sidbury, Devon, England), Emma (born 1860 in Beaford, Devon, England) and Ellen (born 1862 in Dowland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1859 in Peters Marland, Devon, England), John's Servant, Isaac (born 1862 in Peters Marland, Devon, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Peters Marland, Devon, England).


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John Tilke's household

Male

John

Tilke

Head
Female

Ellen

Tilke

Wife
Male

George John

Tilke

Son
Female

Emma

Tilke

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Tilke

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mills

Servant
Male

William

Hutchings

Servant
Male

Isaac

Hutchings

Servant
Male

William

Arnold

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tilke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Sidbury, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tilke

Head

Married

66

1815

Sidbury, Devon, England

Ellen

Tilke

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

George John

Tilke

Son

Single

25

1856

Sidbury, Devon, England

Emma

Tilke

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Beaford, Devon, England

Ellen

Tilke

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dowland, Devon, England

Mary

Mills

Servant

Single

20

1861

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

William

Hutchings

Servant

Single

22

1859

Peters Marland, Devon, England

Isaac

Hutchings

Servant

Single

19

1862

Peters Marland, Devon, England

William

Arnold

Servant

Single

14

1867

Peters Marland, Devon, England

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