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Household of Louisa Metters (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

Louisa Metters and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Louisa Metters, born in 1841 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Louisa was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Lavinia (born 1854 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Alfred (born 1866 in Tavistock, Devon, England). She had 3 grandchildren; Bessie (born 1874 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Florrie (born 1875 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Susie (born 1880 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Louisa's Boarder Lodger, Francis Mitchell, born in 1824 in Truro, Cornwall, England.


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Louisa Metters's household

Female

Louisa

Metters

Head
Female

Lavinia

Metters

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Metters

Son
Female

Bessie

Metters

Grand Daughter
Female

Florrie

Metters

Grand Daughter
Female

Susie

Metters

Grand Daughter
Male

Francis

Mitchell

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Louisa
Last name Metters
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Louisa

Metters

Head

Widow

40

1841

Tavistock, Devon, England

Lavinia

Metters

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Tavistock, Devon, England

Alfred

Metters

Son

Single

15

1866

Tavistock, Devon, England

Bessie

Metters

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tavistock, Devon, England

Florrie

Metters

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tavistock, Devon, England

Susie

Metters

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tavistock, Devon, England

Francis

Mitchell

Boarder Lodger

Single

57

1824

Truro, Cornwall, England

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