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Household of James Snell (born 1824, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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 Snell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Snell, born in 1824 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Snell, born in 1831 in Down St Mary, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1868 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), James (born 1870 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), Edith (born 1873 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England) and John (born 1876 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Bessie (born 1867 in North Tawton, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Frederic (born 1868 in North Tawton, Devon, England).


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James Snell's household

Male

James

Snell

Head
Female

Ann

Snell

Wife
Female

Mary

Snell

Daughter
Male

James

Snell

Son
Male

Samuel

Snell

Son
Female

Edith

Snell

Daughter
Male

John

Snell

Son
Female

Bessie

Riddaway

Servant
Male

Frederic

Mallet

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Snell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Snell

Head

Married

57

1824

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Ann

Snell

Wife

Married

50

1831

Down St Mary, Devon, England

Mary

Snell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

James

Snell

Son

Single

11

1870

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Samuel

Snell

Son

Single

10

1871

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Edith

Snell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

John

Snell

Son

Single

5

1876

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Bessie

Riddaway

Servant

Single

14

1867

North Tawton, Devon, England

Frederic

Mallet

Servant

Single

13

1868

North Tawton, Devon, England

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