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Household of Thomas Metters (born 1825, 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.

Thomas Metters and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Metters, born in 1825 in Okehampton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Metters, born in 1831 in South Tawton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England), John (born 1857 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England) and William Henry (born 1863 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Emily (born 1863 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Walkhampton, Devon, England).


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Thomas Metters's household

Male

Thomas

Metters

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Metters

Wife
Male

Thomas

Metters

Son
Male

John

Metters

Son
Male

William Henry

Metters

Son
Female

Emily

Broock

Visitor
Female

Ann

Worth

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Metters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Okehampton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Metters

Head

Married

56

1825

Okehampton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Metters

Wife

Married

50

1831

South Tawton, Devon, England

Thomas

Metters

Son

Single

24

1857

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

John

Metters

Son

Single

24

1857

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

William Henry

Metters

Son

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Emily

Broock

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Ann

Worth

Servant

Single

17

1864

Walkhampton, Devon, England

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