George Hammett in Devon in the 1881 Census

Details of George Hammett of Buck Grove, St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

First name(s): George
Last name: Hammett
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Birth year: 1821
Occupation: General Labourer
Birth town: St Giles in the Wood
Birth county: Devon
Birth place: England
Street: Buck Grove
Town: —
Parish: St Giles in the Wood
County: Devon
Country: England
Registration district: Torrington

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Jane	Last name Hammett	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 56	Birth year 1825	Occupation Dressmaker	Birth place High Bickington, Devon, England
First name(s) Mary A	Last name Blight	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation -	Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England
First name(s) William	Last name Hammett	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Gardener (M)	Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England
First name(s) Kate	Last name Hammett	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Dressmaker	Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England
First name(s) George E	Last name Blight	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England
First name(s) Elizabeth J	Last name Blight	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Hammett family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes George Hammett and 6 other people

Hammett family summary

NAME: George Hammett
BORN: 1821
BIRTH COUNTY: Devon
ADDRESS IN 1881: St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England