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Household of Harry Discombe (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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.

Harry Discombe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harry Discombe, born in 1851 in Sandford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Harry was the head of the household, married to Mary Discombe, born in 1849 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1871 in Upton Hellions, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Sandford, Devon, England), Emma (born 1877 in Sandford, Devon, England), William (born 1879 in Upton Hellions, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1881 in Upton Hellions, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Harry's Boarder, Thomas Bale, born in 1864 in Braunton, Devon, England.


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Harry Discombe's household

Male

Harry

Discombe

Head
Female

Mary

Discombe

Wife
Female

Alice

Discombe

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Discombe

Son
Female

Emma

Discombe

Daughter
Male

William

Discombe

Son
Female

Bessie

Discombe

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bale

Boarder
First name(s) Harry
Last name Discombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sandford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harry

Discombe

Head

Married

30

1851

Sandford, Devon, England

Mary

Discombe

Wife

Married

32

1849

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Alice

Discombe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Upton Hellions, Devon, England

Frederick

Discombe

Son

Single

7

1874

Sandford, Devon, England

Emma

Discombe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sandford, Devon, England

William

Discombe

Son

Single

2

1879

Upton Hellions, Devon, England

Bessie

Discombe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Upton Hellions, Devon, England

Thomas

Bale

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Braunton, Devon, England

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