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Household of James Layman (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Layman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Layman, born in 1854 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Layman, born in 1856 in Colebrook, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1879 in Colebrook, Devon, England), James (born 1880 in Colebrook, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1881 in Christow, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Wifes Mother, Elizabeth Steer, born in 1814 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England.


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James Layman's household

Male

James

Layman

Head
Female

Ellen

Layman

Wife
Female

Ellen

Layman

Daughter
Male

James

Layman

Son
Female

Lucy

Layman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Steer

Wifes Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Layman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Layman

Head

Married

27

1854

Devon, England

Ellen

Layman

Wife

Married

25

1856

Colebrook, Devon, England

Ellen

Layman

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Colebrook, Devon, England

James

Layman

Son

Single

1

1880

Colebrook, Devon, England

Lucy

Layman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Christow, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Steer

Wifes Mother

Widow

67

1814

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

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