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Household of James A Dennis (born 1846, 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.

James A Dennis and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Dennis, born in 1846 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 12 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Grace L Dennis, born in 1846 in Swimbridge, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary G (born 1867 in Bath, Somerset, England), William (born 1869 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Lilly M (born 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), George (born 1874 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Elsey M (born 1881 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Boarder, Charles (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England), James A's Boarder, Robert (born 1852 in Crediton, Devon, England), James A's Boarder, Frances (born 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England), James A's Boarder, James (born 1850 in Durham, Durham, England) and James A's Boarder, Jane (born 1826 in Landkey, Devon, England).


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James A Dennis's household

Male

James A

Dennis

Head
Female

Grace L

Dennis

Wife
Female

Mary G

Dennis

Daughter
Male

William

Dennis

Son
Female

Lilly M

Dennis

Daughter
Male

George

Dennis

Son
Female

Elsey M

Dennis

Daughter
Male

Charles

Robertshaw

Boarder
Male

Robert

Clark

Boarder
Female

Frances

Percy

Boarder
Male

James

Mc Ginnis

Boarder
Female

Jane

Dennis

Boarder
First name(s) James A
Last name Dennis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Dennis

Head

Married

35

1846

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Grace L

Dennis

Wife

Married

35

1846

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Mary G

Dennis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bath, Somerset, England

William

Dennis

Son

Single

12

1869

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Lilly M

Dennis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnstaple, Devon, England

George

Dennis

Son

Single

7

1874

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elsey M

Dennis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Charles

Robertshaw

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

Robert

Clark

Boarder

Widower

29

1852

Crediton, Devon, England

Frances

Percy

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Exeter, Devon, England

James

Mc Ginnis

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Durham, Durham, England

Jane

Dennis

Boarder

Single

55

1826

Landkey, Devon, England

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