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Household of Charles Medway (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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.

Charles Medway and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Medway, born in 1840 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 15 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary Medway, born in 1845 in Parracombe, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Edith (born 1863 in Lynton, Devon, England), Charles (born 1865 in Lynton, Devon, England), Minnie (born 1870 in Lynton, Devon, England), Richard Henery (born 1871 in Lynton, Devon, England), Albert James (born 1873 in Lynton, Devon, England), Harold (born 1874 in Lynton, Devon, England), Reginald (born 1876 in Lynton, Devon, England) and Florence Noel (born 1878 in Lynton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Governess, Maria (born 1855 in Exeter, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Porlock, Somerset, England), Charles's Servant, Grace (born 1864 in North Molton, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Alice Mary (born 1864 in Kentisbury, Devon, England) and Charles's Servant, Ambrose (born 1864 in Parracombe, Devon, England).


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Charles Medway's household

Male

Charles

Medway

Head
Female

Mary

Medway

Wife
Female

Edith

Medway

Daughter
Male

Charles

Medway

Son
Female

Minnie

Medway

Daughter
Male

Richard Henery

Medway

Son
Male

Albert James

Medway

Son
Male

Harold

Medway

Son
Male

Reginald

Medway

Son
Female

Florence Noel

Medway

Daughter
Female

Maria

Newberry

Governess
Female

Agnes

Cooke

Servant
Female

Grace

Carey

Servant
Female

Alice Mary

Roele

Servant
Male

Ambrose

Ralph

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Medway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Medway

Head

Married

41

1840

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Medway

Wife

Married

36

1845

Parracombe, Devon, England

Edith

Medway

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lynton, Devon, England

Charles

Medway

Son

Single

16

1865

Lynton, Devon, England

Minnie

Medway

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lynton, Devon, England

Richard Henery

Medway

Son

Single

10

1871

Lynton, Devon, England

Albert James

Medway

Son

Single

8

1873

Lynton, Devon, England

Harold

Medway

Son

Single

7

1874

Lynton, Devon, England

Reginald

Medway

Son

Single

5

1876

Lynton, Devon, England

Florence Noel

Medway

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lynton, Devon, England

Maria

Newberry

Governess

Single

26

1855

Exeter, Devon, England

Agnes

Cooke

Servant

Single

19

1862

Porlock, Somerset, England

Grace

Carey

Servant

Single

17

1864

North Molton, Devon, England

Alice Mary

Roele

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kentisbury, Devon, England

Ambrose

Ralph

Servant

Single

17

1864

Parracombe, Devon, England

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