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Household of Walter Dyer (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

Walter Dyer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Dyer, born in 1844 in Corfe, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Emma Dyer, born in 1839 in Wellington, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Eva (born 1873 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Annie L (born 1874 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Lilian E (born 1878 in Pitminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Abraham (born 1859 in Curland, Somerset, England), Walter's Appren, Robert (born 1867 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Walter's Servant, Mary A (born 1867 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).


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Walter Dyer's household

Male

Walter

Dyer

Head
Female

Emma

Dyer

Wife
Female

Eva

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Annie L

Dyer

Daughter
Female

Lilian E

Dyer

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Knight

Servant
Male

Robert

Chappell

Appren
Female

Mary A

Coles

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Dyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Corfe, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Dyer

Head

Married

37

1844

Corfe, Somerset, England

Emma

Dyer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wellington, Somerset, England

Eva

Dyer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Annie L

Dyer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Lilian E

Dyer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Abraham

Knight

Servant

Single

22

1859

Curland, Somerset, England

Robert

Chappell

Appren

Single

14

1867

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Mary A

Coles

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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