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Household of James Rook (born 1814, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Rook, born in 1814 in High Bray, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Grace (born 1817 in High Bray, Devon, England), James's Sister, Maria (born 1819 in High Bray, Devon, England), James's Servant, James (born 1856 in Devon, England), James's Servant, Amelia (born 1866 in High Bray, Devon, England), James's Sister Law, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Devon, England), James's Niece, Mary (born 1835 in High Bray, Devon, England) and James's Nephew, William (born 1839 in High Bray, Devon, England).


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James Rook's household

Male

James

Rook

Head
Female

Grace

Rook

Sister
Female

Maria

Rook

Sister
Male

James

Thorne

Servant
Female

Amelia

Moule

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dennis

Sister Law
Female

Mary

Dennis

Niece
Male

William

Dennis

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Rook
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place High Bray, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Rook

Head

Single

67

1814

High Bray, Devon, England

Grace

Rook

Sister

Single

64

1817

High Bray, Devon, England

Maria

Rook

Sister

Single

62

1819

High Bray, Devon, England

James

Thorne

Servant

Single

25

1856

Devon, England

Amelia

Moule

Servant

Single

15

1866

High Bray, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dennis

Sister Law

Widow

65

1816

Devon, England

Mary

Dennis

Niece

Single

46

1835

High Bray, Devon, England

William

Dennis

Nephew

Single

42

1839

High Bray, Devon, England

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