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Household of John Skinner (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Skinner, born in 1838 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Selina Skinner, born in 1842 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1865 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Louisa (born 1866 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Francis (born 1870 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Devon, England), Sidney (born 1874 in Devon, England), Fred (born 1877 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Alice (born 1880 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and Fred (born 1879 in Sourton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, John Ford, born in 1846 in Ashburton, Devon, England.


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John Skinner's household

Male

John

Skinner

Head
Female

Selina

Skinner

Wife
Male

William

Skinner

Son
Female

Louisa

Skinner

Daughter
Male

Francis

Skinner

Son
Female

Sarah

Skinner

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Skinner

Son
Male

Fred

Skinner

Son
Female

Alice

Skinner

Daughter
Male

John

Ford

Lodger Head
Female

Alice

Ford

Wife
Male

Fred

Ford

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tiverton, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Skinner

Head

Married

43

1838

Tiverton, Devon, England

Selina

Skinner

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tiverton, Devon, England

William

Skinner

Son

Single

16

1865

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Louisa

Skinner

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tiverton, Devon, England

Francis

Skinner

Son

Single

11

1870

Tiverton, Devon, England

Sarah

Skinner

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Sidney

Skinner

Son

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Fred

Skinner

Son

Single

4

1877

Tiverton, Devon, England

Alice

Skinner

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tiverton, Devon, England

John

Ford

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Ashburton, Devon, England

Alice

Ford

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Fred

Ford

Son

Single

2

1879

Sourton, Devon, England

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