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Household of Joseph Sercombe (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 Sercombe and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sercombe, born in 1821 in Cornwood, Devon, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Lucy Sercombe, born in 1830 in Cornwood, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, William Brooking, born in 1869 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England.


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Joseph Sercombe's household

Male

Joseph

Sercombe

Head
Female

Lucy

Sercombe

Wife
Male

William

Brooking

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sercombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cornwood, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sercombe

Head

Married

60

1821

Cornwood, Devon, England

Lucy

Sercombe

Wife

Married

51

1830

Cornwood, Devon, England

William

Brooking

Servant

Single

12

1869

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

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