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Household of John Smale (born 1832, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 Smale and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smale, born in 1832 in Frithelstock, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Smale, born in 1844 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1867 in Frithelstock, Devon, England), Charles (born 1871 in Frithelstock, Devon, England), Edmund S (born 1874 in Frithelstock, Devon, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Frithelstock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Barnabas (born 1867 in Shebbear, Devon, England), John's Servant, Lily M (born 1866 in Langtree, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Rhoda J (born 1868 in Gloucestershire, England).


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John Smale's household

Male

John

Smale

Head
Female

Mary A

Smale

Wife
Male

John

Smale

Son
Male

Charles

Smale

Son
Male

Edmund S

Smale

Son
Male

Infant

Smale

Son
Male

Barnabas

Hutchings

Servant
Female

Lily M

Colwill

Servant
Female

Rhoda J

Trigger

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Frithelstock, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smale

Head

Married

49

1832

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Mary A

Smale

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

John

Smale

Son

Single

14

1867

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Charles

Smale

Son

Single

10

1871

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Edmund S

Smale

Son

Single

7

1874

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Infant

Smale

Son

Single

0

1881

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Barnabas

Hutchings

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shebbear, Devon, England

Lily M

Colwill

Servant

Single

15

1866

Langtree, Devon, England

Rhoda J

Trigger

Servant

Single

13

1868

Gloucestershire, England

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