Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Herbert F Farthing (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Herbert F Farthing and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert F Farthing, born in 1832 in North Petherton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Herbert F was the head of the household, married to Jane F Farthing, born in 1839 in Cannington, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1866 in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England), Grace R (born 1872 in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England) and Ellen J C (born 1877 in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert F's Governess, Mary (born 1843 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England), Herbert F's Bailiff, Robert (born 1834 in Powderham, Devon, England) and Herbert F's Servant, Matilda (born 1863 in Spaxton, Somerset, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Herbert F Farthing's household

Male

Herbert F

Farthing

Head
Female

Jane F

Farthing

Wife
Male

Robert

Farthing

Son
Female

Grace R

Farthing

Daughter
Female

Ellen J C

Farthing

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gillespy

Governess
Male

Robert

Baker

Bailiff
Female

Matilda

Chamberlain

Servant
First name(s) Herbert F
Last name Farthing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place North Petherton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert F

Farthing

Head

Married

49

1832

North Petherton, Somerset, England

Jane F

Farthing

Wife

Married

42

1839

Cannington, Somerset, England

Robert

Farthing

Son

Single

15

1866

Nether Stowey, Somerset, England

Grace R

Farthing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Nether Stowey, Somerset, England

Ellen J C

Farthing

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Nether Stowey, Somerset, England

Mary

Gillespy

Governess

Single

38

1843

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

Robert

Baker

Bailiff

Single

47

1834

Powderham, Devon, England

Matilda

Chamberlain

Servant

Single

18

1863

Spaxton, Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Herbert F Farthing in Bridgwater in 1881, and follow the Farthing family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census