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Household of Josiah Rocket (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset,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 Rocket and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Rocket, born in 1836 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 3 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rocket, born in 1836 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Eli, born 1876 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England.


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Josiah Rocket's household

Male

Josiah

Rocket

Head
Female

Sarah

Rocket

Wife
Male

Eli

Rocket

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Rocket
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Axminster, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Rocket

Head

Married

45

1836

Axminster, Devon, England

Sarah

Rocket

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Eli

Rocket

Son

Single

5

1876

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

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