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Household of Joseph Rule (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Stonehouse, 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 Rule and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rule, born in 1840 in Totnes, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Grace Rule, born in 1833 in Looe, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1857 in Looe, Cornwall, England. They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1879 in Stonehouse, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Ernest Paddon, born in 1877 in Stonehouse, Devon, England.


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Joseph Rule's household

Male

Joseph

Rule

Head
Female

Grace

Rule

Wife
Female

Mary

Weymouth

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Weymouth

Grand Son
Male

Ernest

Paddon

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Totnes, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rule

Head

Married

41

1840

Totnes, Devon, England

Grace

Rule

Wife

Married

48

1833

Looe, Cornwall, England

Mary

Weymouth

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Looe, Cornwall, England

Arthur

Weymouth

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Ernest

Paddon

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Stonehouse, Devon, England

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