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Household of Joseph Coombs (born 1840, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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 Coombs and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Coombs, born in 1840 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ruth Coombs, born in 1835 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Mary (born 1865 in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales) and Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1843 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Coombs's household

Male

Joseph

Coombs

Head
Female

Ruth

Coombs

Wife
Female

Mary

Jenkins

Visitor
Male

George

Hazeldown

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Coombs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Coombs

Head

Married

41

1840

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Ruth

Coombs

Wife

Married

46

1835

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Mary

Jenkins

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

George

Hazeldown

Boarder

Single

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

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