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Household of John Penhale (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

John Penhale and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Penhale, born in 1820 in Cookbury, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Penhale, born in 1821 in Peters Marland, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Caroline (born 1850 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1853 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary A (born 1831 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England), John's Servant, Grace (born 1865 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1836 in Thornbury, Devon, England), John's Servant, John (born 1831 in Thornbury, Devon, England), John's Servant, Henry (born 1866 in Bideford, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Samuel (born 1867 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England).


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John Penhale's household

Male

John

Penhale

Head
Female

Betsy

Penhale

Wife
Female

Caroline

Penhale

Daughter
Female

Mary

Penhale

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Mountjoy

Servant
Female

Grace

Hearn

Servant
Male

Richard

Penhale

Servant
Male

John

Parr

Servant
Male

Henry

Kundle

Servant
Male

Samuel

Colwill

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Penhale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Cookbury, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Penhale

Head

Married

61

1820

Cookbury, Devon, England

Betsy

Penhale

Wife

Married

60

1821

Peters Marland, Devon, England

Caroline

Penhale

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Mary

Penhale

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Mary A

Mountjoy

Servant

Single

50

1831

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

Grace

Hearn

Servant

Single

16

1865

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Richard

Penhale

Servant

Single

45

1836

Thornbury, Devon, England

John

Parr

Servant

Single

50

1831

Thornbury, Devon, England

Henry

Kundle

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bideford, Devon, England

Samuel

Colwill

Servant

Single

14

1867

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

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