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Household of Joseph Giles (born 1846, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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.

Joseph Giles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Giles, born in 1846 in Buckland, Berkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Giles, born in 1852 in Farington, Berkshire, England. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1878 in Wembworthy, Devon, England), Edward (born 1880 in Wembworthy, Devon, England) and Helen (born 1881 in Wembworthy, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Wembworthy, Devon, England), Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Crediton, Devon, England), Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1859 in Hampshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Devon, England).


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Joseph Giles's household

Male

Joseph

Giles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Giles

Wife
Male

Frank

Giles

Son
Male

Edward

Giles

Son
Female

Helen

Giles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Darch

Servant
Male

John

Merryfield

Lodger
Male

James

Clark

Lodger
Male

James

Bright

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Giles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Buckland, Berkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Giles

Head

Married

35

1846

Buckland, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth

Giles

Wife

Married

29

1852

Farington, Berkshire, England

Frank

Giles

Son

Single

3

1878

Wembworthy, Devon, England

Edward

Giles

Son

Single

1

1880

Wembworthy, Devon, England

Helen

Giles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wembworthy, Devon, England

Mary

Darch

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wembworthy, Devon, England

John

Merryfield

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Crediton, Devon, England

James

Clark

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Hampshire, England

James

Bright

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

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