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Household of Joshua Avery (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

Joshua Avery and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Avery, born in 1838 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Catherine E Avery, born in 1839 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Andrew J (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England), Catherine J (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Harriet G (born 1872 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William H (born 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Margaret E (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's -, Ethel J (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Joshua's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Crantock, Cornwall, England).


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Joshua Avery's household

Male

Joshua

Avery

Head
Female

Catherine E

Avery

Wife
Male

Andrew J

Avery

Son
Female

Catherine J

Avery

Daughter
Female

Harriet G

Avery

Daughter
Male

William H

Avery

Son
Female

Margaret E

Avery

Daughter
Female

Ethel J

Avery

-
Female

Catherine

Cocking

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Avery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Avery

Head

Married

43

1838

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Catherine E

Avery

Wife

Married

42

1839

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Andrew J

Avery

Son

Single

15

1866

Exeter, Devon, England

Catherine J

Avery

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Harriet G

Avery

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William H

Avery

Son

Single

6

1875

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Margaret E

Avery

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ethel J

Avery

-

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Catherine

Cocking

Servant

Single

20

1861

Crantock, Cornwall, England

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