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Household of Josiah Metherell (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

Josiah Metherell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Metherell, born in 1841 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Anne Metherell, born in 1841 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Laphy (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England), ? (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Step Daughter, Laura Metherell, born in 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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Josiah Metherell's household

Male

Josiah

Metherell

Head
Female

Anne

Metherell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Metherell

Daughter
Female

Laura

Metherell

Step Daughter
Female

Jessie

Metherell

Daughter
Female

Laphy

Metherell

Daughter
Female

?

M Metherell

Daughter
Male

William

Metherell

Son
Male

Harry

Metherell

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Metherell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Metherell

Head

Married

40

1841

Tavistock, Devon, England

Anne

Metherell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Metherell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Laura

Metherell

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jessie

Metherell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Laphy

Metherell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

?

M Metherell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Metherell

Son

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Harry

Metherell

Son

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

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