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Household of John Prouse (born 1828, 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 Prouse and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prouse, born in 1828 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Prouse, born in 1837 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Hartland, Devon, England), Sarah J (born 1869 in Hartland, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Hartland, Devon, England), John Hy (born 1873 in Hartland, Devon, England), Emily (born 1876 in Hartland, Devon, England) and Eda (born 1878 in Hartland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Samuel (born 1832 in Hartland, Devon, England) and John's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1811 in Hartland, Devon, England).


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John Prouse's household

Male

John

Prouse

Head
Female

Margaret

Prouse

Wife
Male

Thomas

Prouse

Son
Female

Sarah J

Prouse

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Prouse

Daughter
Male

John Hy

Prouse

Son
Female

Emily

Prouse

Daughter
Female

Eda

Prouse

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Prouse

Brother
Female

Sarah

Way

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Prouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prouse

Head

Married

53

1828

Hartland, Devon, England

Margaret

Prouse

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hartland, Devon, England

Thomas

Prouse

Son

Single

22

1859

Hartland, Devon, England

Sarah J

Prouse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hartland, Devon, England

Ellen

Prouse

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hartland, Devon, England

John Hy

Prouse

Son

Single

8

1873

Hartland, Devon, England

Emily

Prouse

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hartland, Devon, England

Eda

Prouse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hartland, Devon, England

Samuel

Prouse

Brother

Single

49

1832

Hartland, Devon, England

Sarah

Way

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Hartland, Devon, England

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