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Household of Henry Essery (born 1833, 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.

Henry Essery and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Essery, born in 1833 in Pilton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Essery, born in 1835 in Braunton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1857 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Elizabeth J (born 1859 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Mary A (born 1861 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Emily (born 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Harry L (born 1868 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Alice M (born 1876 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Rebecca (born 1807 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Henry's Boarder, Selina (born 1858 in Appledore, Devon, England).


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Henry Essery's household

Male

Henry

Essery

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Essery

Wife
Male

Richard

Essery

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Essery

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Essery

Daughter
Female

Emily

Essery

Daughter
Male

Harry L

Essery

Son
Female

Alice M

Essery

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Labbett

Mother In Law
Female

Selina

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Essery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Pilton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Essery

Head

Married

48

1833

Pilton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Essery

Wife

Married

46

1835

Braunton, Devon, England

Richard

Essery

Son

Single

24

1857

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Essery

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary A

Essery

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emily

Essery

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Harry L

Essery

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Alice M

Essery

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Rebecca

Labbett

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Selina

Evans

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Appledore, Devon, England

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