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Household of Octavius B Byers (born 1824, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Octavius B Byers and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Octavius B Byers, born in 1824 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 12 members. Octavius B was the head of the household, married to Catherine Byers, born in 1827 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Frances (born 1857 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Forbes (born 1858 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Howard B (born 1860 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Maude O (born 1862 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Charles C (born 1865 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Maria I (born 1869 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Arthur A C (born 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Octavius B's Servant, Marion C (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Octavius B's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Tuddenham, Suffolk, England) and Octavius B's Servant, Maria A (born 1864 in Thetford, Surrey, England).


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Octavius B Byers's household

Male

Octavius B

Byers

Head
Female

Catherine

Byers

Wife
Female

Frances

Byers

Daughter
Male

Forbes

Byers

Son
Male

Howard B

Byers

Son
Female

Maude O

Byers

Daughter
Male

Charles C

Byers

Son
Female

Maria I

Byers

Daughter
Female

Marion C

Watson

Servant
Female

Mary A

Fuller

Servant
Female

Maria A

Drivers

Servant
Male

Arthur A C

Byers

Son
First name(s) Octavius B
Last name Byers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Octavius B

Byers

Head

Married

57

1824

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Catherine

Byers

Wife

Married

54

1827

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Frances

Byers

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Croydon, Surrey, England

Forbes

Byers

Son

Single

23

1858

Croydon, Surrey, England

Howard B

Byers

Son

Single

21

1860

Croydon, Surrey, England

Maude O

Byers

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Croydon, Surrey, England

Charles C

Byers

Son

Single

16

1865

Croydon, Surrey, England

Maria I

Byers

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Croydon, Surrey, England

Marion C

Watson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary A

Fuller

Servant

Single

19

1862

Tuddenham, Suffolk, England

Maria A

Drivers

Servant

Single

17

1864

Thetford, Surrey, England

Arthur A C

Byers

Son

Single

18

1863

Croydon, Surrey, England

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