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Household of Aaron Prowse (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Aaron Prowse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Aaron Prowse, born in 1835 in Morley, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Aaron was the head of the household, married to Mary Prowse, born in 1837 in King's Nympton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Torquay, Devon, England), Albert (born 1866 in Torquay, Devon, England), William (born 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England), Bertha (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Aaron's Boarder, Arthur Shapland, born in 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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Aaron Prowse's household

Male

Aaron

Prowse

Head
Female

Mary

Prowse

Wife
Male

Thomas

Prowse

Son
Male

Albert

Prowse

Son
Male

William

Prowse

Son
Female

Bertha

Prowse

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Prowse

Son
Male

Arthur

Shapland

Boarder
First name(s) Aaron
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Morley, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Aaron

Prowse

Head

Married

46

1835

Morley, Devon, England

Mary

Prowse

Wife

Married

44

1837

King's Nympton, Devon, England

Thomas

Prowse

Son

Single

21

1860

Torquay, Devon, England

Albert

Prowse

Son

Single

15

1866

Torquay, Devon, England

William

Prowse

Son

Single

8

1873

Torquay, Devon, England

Bertha

Prowse

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Arthur

Prowse

Son

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

Arthur

Shapland

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

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