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Household of Joseph Burnell (born 1813, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Burnell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Burnell, born in 1813 in Instow, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Burnell, born in 1809 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Walter Richard, born 1851 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Assistant, Martin Fredk (born 1861 in Ashperton, Herefordshire, England), Joseph's Apprentice, William (born 1863 in Uppingham, Rutland, England), Joseph's Servant, Rebecca (born 1856 in -) and Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Brereton, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Burnell's household

Male

Joseph

Burnell

Head
Female

Sarah

Burnell

Wife
Male

Walter Richard

Burnell

Son
Male

Martin Fredk

Fennel

Assistant
Male

William

Ward

Apprentice
Female

Rebecca

Turner

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Harding

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Burnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Instow, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Burnell

Head

Married

68

1813

Instow, Devon, England

Sarah

Burnell

Wife

Married

72

1809

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Walter Richard

Burnell

Son

Single

30

1851

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Martin Fredk

Fennel

Assistant

Single

20

1861

Ashperton, Herefordshire, England

William

Ward

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Uppingham, Rutland, England

Rebecca

Turner

Servant

Single

25

1856

-

Elizabeth

Harding

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brereton, Staffordshire, England

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