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Household of James Sleep (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Sleep and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sleep, born in 1841 in Bere Alston, Devon, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Eliza Sleep, born in 1844 in Bere Alston, Devon, England. They had 9 children; James H (born 1864 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), William (born 1868 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), John (born 1870 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1872 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Florence J (born 1876 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Henry (born 1877 in Bere Alston, Devon, England) and Beatrice (born 1881 in Bere Alston, Devon, England).


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James Sleep's household

Male

James

Sleep

Head
Female

Mary Eliza

Sleep

Wife
Male

James H

Sleep

Son
Male

Joseph

Sleep

Son
Male

William

Sleep

Son
Male

John

Sleep

Son
Female

Bessie

Sleep

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Sleep

Son
Female

Florence J

Sleep

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sleep

Son
Female

Beatrice

Sleep

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sleep
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bere Alston, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sleep

Head

Married

40

1841

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Mary Eliza

Sleep

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bere Alston, Devon, England

James H

Sleep

Son

Single

17

1864

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Joseph

Sleep

Son

Single

15

1866

Bere Alston, Devon, England

William

Sleep

Son

Single

13

1868

Bere Alston, Devon, England

John

Sleep

Son

Single

11

1870

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Bessie

Sleep

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Frederick

Sleep

Son

Single

8

1873

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Florence J

Sleep

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Henry

Sleep

Son

Single

4

1877

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Beatrice

Sleep

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bere Alston, Devon, England

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