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Household of James A Medlen (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Medlen and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Medlen, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 12 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Mary J Medlen, born in 1838 in Truro, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Rhoda J (born 1861 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Emma (born 1867 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), James A (born 1870 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Charles (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Florentine (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Father In Law, Elisha (born 1803 in Truro, Cornwall, England), James A's Lodger, Josiah (born 1858 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), James A's Nephew, Llewellyn (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and James A's Servant, Sarah (born 1847 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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James A Medlen's household

Male

James A

Medlen

Head
Female

Mary J

Medlen

Wife
Female

Rhoda J

Medlen

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Medlen

Daughter
Female

Emma

Medlen

Daughter
Male

James A

Medlen

Son
Male

Charles

Medlen

Son
Female

Florentine

Medlen

Daughter
Male

Elisha

Randall

Father In Law
Male

Josiah

Groom

Lodger
Male

Llewellyn

Randall

Nephew
Female

Sarah

Hingston

Servant
First name(s) James A
Last name Medlen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Medlen

Head

Married

44

1837

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary J

Medlen

Wife

Married

43

1838

Truro, Cornwall, England

Rhoda J

Medlen

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Mary A

Medlen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Emma

Medlen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stonehouse, Devon, England

James A

Medlen

Son

Single

11

1870

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Charles

Medlen

Son

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Florentine

Medlen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elisha

Randall

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Truro, Cornwall, England

Josiah

Groom

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Llewellyn

Randall

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Hingston

Servant

Single

34

1847

Plymouth, Devon, England

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