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Household of Henry Witcombe (born 1816, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Witcombe and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Witcombe, born in 1816 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 3 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Witcombe, born in 1821 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Henry Palmer, born in 1856 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Henry Witcombe's household

Male

Henry

Witcombe

Head
Female

Mary

Witcombe

Wife
Male

Henry

Palmer

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Witcombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Witcombe

Head

Married

65

1816

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary

Witcombe

Wife

Married

60

1821

Devon, England

Henry

Palmer

Lodger

Single

25

1856

London, Middlesex, England

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