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Household of Benjamin Skinner (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Stonehouse, 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.

Benjamin Skinner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Skinner, born in 1833 in , consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Skinner, born in 1832 in Flushing, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1861 in Stonehouse, Devon, England) and Constance (born 1868 in Stonehouse, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Selina (born 1863 in Okehampton, Devon, England), Benjamin's Visitor, Amelia (born 1859 in Stonehouse, Devon, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, John Fry (born 1840 in Taunton, Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Skinner's household

Male

Benjamin

Skinner

Head
Female

Mary

Skinner

Wife
Female

Mary

Skinner

Daughter
Female

Constance

Skinner

Daughter
Female

Selina

Cousins

Servant
Female

Amelia

Meadows

Visitor
Male

John Fry

Reeves

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place West Indies

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Skinner

Head

Married

48

1833

West Indies

Mary

Skinner

Wife

Married

49

1832

Flushing, Cornwall, England

Mary

Skinner

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Constance

Skinner

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Selina

Cousins

Servant

Single

18

1863

Okehampton, Devon, England

Amelia

Meadows

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Stonehouse, Devon, England

John Fry

Reeves

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Taunton, Somerset, England

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