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Household of Henry Backwell (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Henry Backwell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Backwell, born in 1831 in Dartmouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Anna M Backwell, born in 1836 in Northamptonshire, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England), William (born 1866 in Torquay, Devon, England), George (born 1870 in Torquay, Devon, England), Frank (born 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1875 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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Henry Backwell's household

Male

Henry

Backwell

Head
Female

Anna M

Backwell

Wife
Male

Harry

Backwell

Son
Male

William

Backwell

Son
Male

George

Backwell

Son
Male

Frank

Backwell

Son
Male

Ernest

Backwell

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Backwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dartmouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Backwell

Head

Married

50

1831

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Anna M

Backwell

Wife

Married

45

1836

Northamptonshire, England

Harry

Backwell

Son

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

William

Backwell

Son

Single

15

1866

Torquay, Devon, England

George

Backwell

Son

Single

11

1870

Torquay, Devon, England

Frank

Backwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Torquay, Devon, England

Ernest

Backwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Torquay, Devon, England

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