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Household of John Wilcocks (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Wilcocks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilcocks, born in 1835 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Portia Wilcocks, born in 1845 in Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Emma (born 1869 in -), Thirza (born 1869 in -), Ann (born 1871 in -), Mark (born 1874 in -), Allen (born 1879 in -) and Ruth (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Sidney Howard, born in 1851 in Tiverton, Devon, England.


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John Wilcocks's household

Male

John

Wilcocks

Head
Female

Portia

Wilcocks

Wife
Female

Emma

Vallance

Daughter
Female

Thirza

Wilcocks

Daughter
Female

Ann

Vallance

Daughter
Male

Mark

Vallance

Son
Male

Allen

Vallance

Son
Female

Ruth

Wilcocks

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Howard

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wilcocks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilcocks

Head

Married

46

1835

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Portia

Wilcocks

Wife

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Emma

Vallance

Daughter

Single

12

1869

-

Thirza

Wilcocks

Daughter

Single

12

1869

-

Ann

Vallance

Daughter

Single

10

1871

-

Mark

Vallance

Son

Single

7

1874

-

Allen

Vallance

Son

Single

2

1879

-

Ruth

Wilcocks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

Sidney

Howard

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Tiverton, Devon, England

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