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Household of James Holway (born 1827, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Holway, born in 1827 in Washfield, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Holway, born in 1829 in Ewell, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Bessie (born 1864 in Uffculme, Devon, England) and Ellen H (born 1870 in Uffculme, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Lucy H, born 1877 in Uffculme, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Aunt, Hannah (born 1805 in Bramshill, Hampshire, England), James's Servnt, Albert (born 1863 in Uffculme, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Uffculme, Devon, England).


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James Holway's household

Male

James

Holway

Head
Female

Mary A

Holway

Wife
Female

Bessie

Holway

Daughter
Female

Ellen H

Holway

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Hockley

Aunt
Female

Lucy H

Pitts

Grand Daughter
Male

Albert

Gooding

Servnt
Female

Mary

Sparks

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Holway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Washfield, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Holway

Head

Married

54

1827

Washfield, Devon, England

Mary A

Holway

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ewell, Surrey, England

Bessie

Holway

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Uffculme, Devon, England

Ellen H

Holway

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Uffculme, Devon, England

Hannah

Hockley

Aunt

Single

76

1805

Bramshill, Hampshire, England

Lucy H

Pitts

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Uffculme, Devon, England

Albert

Gooding

Servnt

Single

18

1863

Uffculme, Devon, England

Mary

Sparks

Servant

Single

18

1863

Uffculme, Devon, England

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