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Household of Abel Rainbean (born 1838)

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.

Abel Rainbean and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Rainbean, born in 1838 in , consisted of 6 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rainbean, born in 1848 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Abel's Servant, Henry (born 1853 in Torquay, Devon, England), Abel's Servant, John (born 1863 in Torquay, Devon, England), Abel's Servant, Jane (born 1843 in North Huish, Devon, England) and Abel's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Harbertonford, Devon, England).


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Abel Rainbean's household

Male

Abel

Rainbean

Head
Female

Ellen

Rainbean

Wife
Male

Henry

Holman

Servant
Male

John

Holman

Servant
Female

Jane

Merrifield

Servant
Male

Annie

Symons

Servant
First name(s) Abel
Last name Rainbean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Rainbean

Head

Married

43

1838

-

Ellen

Rainbean

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Henry

Holman

Servant

Widower

28

1853

Torquay, Devon, England

John

Holman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Torquay, Devon, England

Jane

Merrifield

Servant

Single

38

1843

North Huish, Devon, England

Annie

Symons

Servant

Single

19

1862

Harbertonford, Devon, England

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