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Household of Joseph Walters (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Walters and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Walters, born in 1839 in Chagford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Leah Walters, born in 1838 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1864 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1870 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England), Frank (born 1874 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England) and Rose (born 1877 in Kingsteignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Grace Ridgway, born in 1794 in Blackwell, Devon, England.


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Joseph Walters's household

Male

Joseph

Walters

Head
Female

Leah

Walters

Wife
Female

Ann

Walters

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Walters

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Walters

Son
Male

Frank

Walters

Son
Female

Rose

Walters

Daughter
Female

Grace

Ridgway

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Walters
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chagford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Walters

Head

Married

42

1839

Chagford, Devon, England

Leah

Walters

Wife

Married

43

1838

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Ann

Walters

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Bessie

Walters

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Thomas

Walters

Son

Single

9

1872

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Frank

Walters

Son

Single

7

1874

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Rose

Walters

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kingsteignton, Devon, England

Grace

Ridgway

Visitor

Widow

87

1794

Blackwell, Devon, England

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