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Household of James Hamlyn (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Hamlyn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hamlyn, born in 1848 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Hamlyn, born in 1852 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Gertrude (born 1876 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), William Petrie (born 1877 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and Joseph Burford (born 1881 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Lucy (born 1863 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), James's Servant, Elizabeth Jane (born 1859 in Marlborough, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Devon, England).


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James Hamlyn's household

Male

James

Hamlyn

Head
Female

Sarah

Hamlyn

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Hamlyn

Daughter
Male

William Petrie

Hamlyn

Son
Male

Joseph Burford

Hamlyn

Son
Female

Lucy

Sleep

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Putt

Servant
Female

Mary

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hamlyn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamlyn

Head

Married

33

1848

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Sarah

Hamlyn

Wife

Married

29

1852

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Hamlyn

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William Petrie

Hamlyn

Son

Single

4

1877

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Joseph Burford

Hamlyn

Son

Single

0

1881

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Lucy

Sleep

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Jane

Putt

Servant

Single

22

1859

Marlborough, Devon, England

Mary

Taylor

Servant

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

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