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Household of Joseph Evans (born 1827, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Evans and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Evans, born in 1827 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Evans, born in 1827 in Chardstock, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Somerset, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Sea, Somerset, England) and Keziah (born 1866 in Sea, Somerset, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ellen J, born 1878 in Donyatt, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Henry J Virgin, born in 1855 in Chardstock, Dorset, England.


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Joseph Evans's household

Male

Joseph

Evans

Head
Female

Sarah

Evans

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Evans

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Evans

Son
Female

Keziah

Evans

Daughter
Female

Ellen J

Virgin

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry J

Virgin

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Evans

Head

Married

54

1827

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Sarah

Evans

Wife

Married

54

1827

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Sarah Ann

Evans

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

Joseph

Evans

Son

Single

16

1865

Sea, Somerset, England

Keziah

Evans

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sea, Somerset, England

Ellen J

Virgin

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Donyatt, Somerset, England

Henry J

Virgin

Servant

Single

26

1855

Chardstock, Dorset, England

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