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Household of Elijah Symons (born 1803, Devon)

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.

Elijah Symons and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Symons, born in 1803 in Tawstock, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Elijah was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Annie, born 1850 in Tawstock, Devon, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Louisa (born 1879 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Tawstock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Son In Law, John (born 1856 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and Elijah's Niece, Prudence (born 1831 in Tawstock, Devon, England).


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Elijah Symons's household

Male

Elijah

Symons

Head
Female

Annie

Coles

Daughter
Male

John

Coles

Son In Law
Female

Louisa

Coles

Grand Daughter
Male

Edward

Coles

Grand Son
Female

Prudence

Symons

Niece
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Symons
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Tawstock, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Symons

Head

Widower

78

1803

Tawstock, Devon, England

Annie

Coles

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Tawstock, Devon, England

John

Coles

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Tawstock, Devon, England

Louisa

Coles

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tawstock, Devon, England

Edward

Coles

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Tawstock, Devon, England

Prudence

Symons

Niece

Single

50

1831

Tawstock, Devon, England

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