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Household of Joseph Devey (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, 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 Devey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Devey, born in 1837 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Devey, born in 1847 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Philip (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Maria (born 1859 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Joseph's Visitor, Richard (born 1867 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Ann (born 1803 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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Joseph Devey's household

Male

Joseph

Devey

Head
Female

Ellen

Devey

Wife
Male

John

Devey

Son
Female

Annie

Devey

Daughter
Male

Philip

Devey

Son
Female

Sarah

Devey

Daughter
Female

Ada

Devey

Daughter
Female

Maria

Jones

Servant
Male

Richard

Wakefield

Visitor
Female

Ann

Rowland

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Devey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Devey

Head

Married

44

1837

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Devey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

John

Devey

Son

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Devey

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Philip

Devey

Son

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Devey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Devey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Jones

Servant

Single

22

1859

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Richard

Wakefield

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Ann

Rowland

Visitor

Widow

78

1803

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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