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Household of John Skinner (born 1811, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Skinner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Skinner, born in 1811 in Lympstone, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Wilmett Skinner, born in 1813 in Newton Poppleford, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Wilmett (born 1850 in Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England) and Sarah J (born 1856 in Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Wilfred (born 1869 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland) and Myra Louisa (born 1881 in Ash Vale, Surrey, England).


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John Skinner's household

Male

John

Skinner

Head
Female

Wilmett

Skinner

Wife
Female

Wilmett

Donald

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Skinner

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Coulson

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Donald

Grand Son
Female

Myra Louisa

Donald

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Lympstone, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Skinner

Head

Married

70

1811

Lympstone, Devon, England

Wilmett

Skinner

Wife

Married

68

1813

Newton Poppleford, Devon, England

Wilmett

Donald

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England

Sarah J

Skinner

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England

Wilfred

Coulson

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Thomas

Donald

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Myra Louisa

Donald

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ash Vale, Surrey, England

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