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Household of James Prowse (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Prowse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Prowse, born in 1843 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Prowse, born in 1845 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth M (born 1864 in Stokenham, Devon, England), James H (born 1866 in Marldon, Devon, England), Millicent A (born 1873 in Diptford, Devon, England) and William (born 1880 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Eliza Hodge, born in 1809 in Dittisham, Devon, England.


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James Prowse's household

Male

James

Prowse

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Prowse

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Prowse

Daughter
Male

James H

Prowse

Son
Female

Millicent A

Prowse

Daughter
Male

William

Prowse

Son
Female

Eliza

Hodge

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Prowse

Head

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Prowse

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth M

Prowse

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stokenham, Devon, England

James H

Prowse

Son

Single

15

1866

Marldon, Devon, England

Millicent A

Prowse

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Diptford, Devon, England

William

Prowse

Son

Single

1

1880

Torquay, Devon, England

Eliza

Hodge

Mother

Widow

72

1809

Dittisham, Devon, England

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