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Household of William Avery (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.

William Avery and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Avery, born in 1841 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Avery, born in 1839 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1863 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Minnie (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Sydney (born 1871 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Lily (born 1873 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Herbert (born 1876 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Tucker, born in 1864 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England.


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William Avery's household

Male

William

Avery

Head
Female

Ann

Avery

Wife
Male

John

Avery

Son
Female

Minnie

Avery

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Avery

Son
Female

Lily

Avery

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Avery

Son
Female

Florence

Avery

Daughter
Male

James

Tucker

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Avery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Avery

Head

Married

40

1841

Tavistock, Devon, England

Ann

Avery

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tavistock, Devon, England

John

Avery

Son

Single

18

1863

Tavistock, Devon, England

Minnie

Avery

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

Sydney

Avery

Son

Single

10

1871

Tavistock, Devon, England

Lily

Avery

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tavistock, Devon, England

Herbert

Avery

Son

Single

5

1876

Tavistock, Devon, England

Florence

Avery

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tavistock, Devon, England

James

Tucker

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

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