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Household of George Ferris (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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.

George Ferris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ferris, born in 1847 in Ivybridge, Devon, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Ferris, born in 1852 in Yealmpton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; George H (born 1873 in Yealmpton, Devon, England), Rosa (born 1875 in Yealmpton, Devon, England), William J (born 1877 in Yealmpton, Devon, England), Richard (born 1879 in Yealmpton, Devon, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1881 in Yealmpton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Boarder, Samuel White, born in 1864 in Yealmpton, Devon, England.


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George Ferris's household

Male

George

Ferris

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Ferris

Wife
Male

George H

Ferris

Son
Female

Rosa

Ferris

Daughter
Male

William J

Ferris

Son
Male

Richard

Ferris

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Ferris

Daughter
Male

Samuel

White

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Ferris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ivybridge, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ferris

Head

Married

34

1847

Ivybridge, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Ferris

Wife

Married

29

1852

Yealmpton, Devon, England

George H

Ferris

Son

Single

8

1873

Yealmpton, Devon, England

Rosa

Ferris

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yealmpton, Devon, England

William J

Ferris

Son

Single

4

1877

Yealmpton, Devon, England

Richard

Ferris

Son

Single

2

1879

Yealmpton, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Ferris

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yealmpton, Devon, England

Samuel

White

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Yealmpton, Devon, England

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