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Household of Henry Scawen (born 1835, 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 Scawen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Scawen, born in 1835 in Cornwood, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Scawen, born in 1844 in Alphington, Devon, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Harry (born 1870 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Archer (born 1871 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), George (born 1876 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Lewis (born 1878 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Sidney (born 1880 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Elizabeth Quick, born in 1866 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.


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Henry Scawen's household

Male

Henry

Scawen

Head
Female

Ellen

Scawen

Wife
Male

James

Scawen

Son
Male

Harry

Scawen

Son
Male

Archer

Scawen

Son
Male

George

Scawen

Son
Male

Lewis

Scawen

Son
Male

Sidney

Scawen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Quick

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Scawen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cornwood, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Scawen

Head

Married

46

1835

Cornwood, Devon, England

Ellen

Scawen

Wife

Married

37

1844

Alphington, Devon, England

James

Scawen

Son

Single

13

1868

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Harry

Scawen

Son

Single

11

1870

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Archer

Scawen

Son

Single

10

1871

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

George

Scawen

Son

Single

5

1876

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Lewis

Scawen

Son

Single

3

1878

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Sidney

Scawen

Son

Single

1

1880

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Quick

Servant

Single

15

1866

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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