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Household of James Skinner (born 1842, 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 Skinner and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Skinner, born in 1842 in Stoke Rivers, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Skinner, born in 1845 in Charles, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Bessie (born 1873 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Caroline Emily (born 1877 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Lena Mary (born 1879 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Robert (born 1880 in Swimbridge, Devon, England) and Herbert Jas (born 1881 in Swimbridge, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1857 in Swimbridge, Devon, England) and James's Servant, John (born 1867 in Swimbridge, Devon, England).


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James Skinner's household

Male

James

Skinner

Head
Female

Mary

Skinner

Wife
Female

Bessie

Skinner

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Skinner

Son
Female

Caroline Emily

Skinner

Daughter
Female

Lena Mary

Skinner

Daughter
Male

Robert

Skinner

Son
Male

Herbert Jas

Skinner

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Gould

Servant
Male

John

Huxtable

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stoke Rivers, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Skinner

Head

Married

39

1842

Stoke Rivers, Devon, England

Mary

Skinner

Wife

Married

36

1845

Charles, Devon, England

Bessie

Skinner

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Frederick

Skinner

Son

Single

6

1875

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Caroline Emily

Skinner

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Lena Mary

Skinner

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Robert

Skinner

Son

Single

1

1880

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Herbert Jas

Skinner

Son

Single

0

1881

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Gould

Servant

Single

24

1857

Swimbridge, Devon, England

John

Huxtable

Servant

Single

14

1867

Swimbridge, Devon, England

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