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Household of John Skinner (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 1831 in Ashreigney, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Skinner, born in 1832 in Ashreigney, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and Fanny (born 1859 in Tawstock, Devon, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Susanna (born 1878 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and William J (born 1879 in Tawstock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Sydney Davey, born in 1858 in Woodbury, Devon, England.


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John Skinner's household

Male

John

Skinner

Head
Female

Ann

Skinner

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Skinner

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Davey

Son In Law
Female

Fanny

Davey

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Davey

Grand Daughter
Male

William J

Davey

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ashreigney, 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

50

1831

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Ann

Skinner

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Skinner

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Tawstock, Devon, England

Sydney

Davey

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Woodbury, Devon, England

Fanny

Davey

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Tawstock, Devon, England

Susanna

Davey

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tawstock, Devon, England

William J

Davey

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Tawstock, Devon, England

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