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Household of Henry Devenish (born 1825, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitchurch, Hampshire, 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 Devenish and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Devenish, born in 1825 in Weymouth, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Amelia Devenish, born in 1833 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Amelia F (born 1858 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England) and Henry W (born 1859 in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Hannah (born 1847 in Kilmington, Somerset, England), Henry's Servant, Isabella (born 1860 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Henry's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in Berkshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Mark (born 1852 in Breamore, Hampshire, England).


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Henry Devenish's household

Male

Henry

Devenish

Head
Female

Amelia

Devenish

Wife
Female

Amelia F

Devenish

Daughter
Male

Henry W

Devenish

Son
Female

Hannah

Gascoigne

Servant
Female

Isabella

Lane

Servant
Female

Alice

Plumb

Servant
Male

Mark

Curtis

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Devenish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Weymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Devenish

Head

Married

56

1825

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Amelia

Devenish

Wife

Married

48

1833

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Amelia F

Devenish

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Henry W

Devenish

Son

Single

22

1859

Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Hannah

Gascoigne

Servant

Single

34

1847

Kilmington, Somerset, England

Isabella

Lane

Servant

Single

21

1860

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Alice

Plumb

Servant

Single

23

1858

Berkshire, England

Mark

Curtis

Servant

Single

29

1852

Breamore, Hampshire, England

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