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Household of Alfred Oatway (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

Alfred Oatway and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Oatway, born in 1836 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Oatway, born in 1849 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Charlotte Elizth (born 1873 in Bideford, Devon, England), Alfred Jacobs (born 1874 in Bideford, Devon, England), Ethel (born 1875 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Beta (born 1878 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Matilda Dicker, born in 1861 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England.


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Alfred Oatway's household

Male

Alfred

Oatway

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Oatway

Wife
Female

Charlotte Elizth

Oatway

Daughter
Male

Alfred Jacobs

Oatway

Son
Female

Ethel

Oatway

Daughter
Female

Beta

Oatway

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Dicker

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Oatway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Oatway

Head

Married

45

1836

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Oatway

Wife

Married

32

1849

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Charlotte Elizth

Oatway

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bideford, Devon, England

Alfred Jacobs

Oatway

Son

Single

7

1874

Bideford, Devon, England

Ethel

Oatway

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Devon, England

Beta

Oatway

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bideford, Devon, England

Matilda

Dicker

Servant

Single

20

1861

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

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