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Household of Edward Harris (born 1837, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Edward Harris and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Harris, born in 1837 in Reading, Berkshire, consisted of 16 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Emma Harris, born in 1841 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Una M (born 1871 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England) and Dorothy (born 1875 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Edward (born 1864 in Exeter, Devon, England), Edward's Boarder, Edward G (born 1864 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), Edward's Boarder, Arthur (born 1865 in Ashby, Lincolnshire, England), Edward's Boarder, Philip (born 1867 in Totnes, Devon, England), Edward's Boarder, George N (born 1867 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England), Edward's Boarder, Arthur (born 1869 in Honiton, Devon, England), Edward's Boarder, Herbert C (born 1870 in Devon, England), Edward's Servant, Sarah (born 1851 in Wiltshire, England), Edward's Servant, Eliza (born 1854 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), Edward's Servant, Flora (born 1863 in South Perrott, Somerset, England) and Edward's Servant, John (born 1853 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England).


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Edward Harris's household

Male

Edward

Harris

Head
Female

Emma

Harris

Wife
Female

Una M

Harris

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Harris

Daughter
Male

William

Hampson

Boarder
Male

Edward

Cornish

Boarder
Male

Edward G

White

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Allcroft

Boarder
Male

Philip

Michelmore

Boarder
Male

George N

Coombs

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Reed

Boarder
Male

Herbert C

Haydon

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Miller

Servant
Female

Eliza

Smith

Servant
Female

Flora

Farnham

Servant
Male

John

Hill

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Reading, Berkshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Harris

Head

Married

44

1837

Reading, Berkshire, England

Emma

Harris

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Una M

Harris

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Dorothy

Harris

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

William

Hampson

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Edward

Cornish

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Exeter, Devon, England

Edward G

White

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Arthur

Allcroft

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Ashby, Lincolnshire, England

Philip

Michelmore

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Totnes, Devon, England

George N

Coombs

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Arthur

Reed

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Honiton, Devon, England

Herbert C

Haydon

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Sarah

Miller

Servant

Single

30

1851

Wiltshire, England

Eliza

Smith

Servant

Single

27

1854

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Flora

Farnham

Servant

Single

18

1863

South Perrott, Somerset, England

John

Hill

Servant

Single

28

1853

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

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