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Household of Christopher Wolston (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Christopher Wolston and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Wolston, born in 1834 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Adela Wolston, born in 1851 in Canada. They had 3 children; Alicia R (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Adela M (born 1874 in Canada) and Evelyn (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Servant, Emily (born 1859 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Christopher's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Christopher's Servant, Eliza J (born 1859 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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Christopher Wolston's household

Male

Christopher

Wolston

Head
Female

Adela

Wolston

Wife
Female

Alicia R

Wolston

Daughter
Female

Adela M

Wolston

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Wolston

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ford

Servant
Female

Ellen

Coleman

Servant
Female

Eliza J

Curtis

Servant
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Wolston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Wolston

Head

Married

47

1834

Brixham, Devon, England

Adela

Wolston

Wife

Married

30

1851

Canada

Alicia R

Wolston

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Adela M

Wolston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canada

Evelyn

Wolston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Emily

Ford

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Coleman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Eliza J

Curtis

Servant

Single

22

1859

Canterbury, Kent, England

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