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Household of Josiah Southcombe (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Southcombe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Southcombe, born in 1840 in Lamerton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Emma Southcombe, born in 1842 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Emma (born 1863 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William T (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Clara (born 1867 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Kate (born 1870 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Harry (born 1872 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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Josiah Southcombe's household

Male

Josiah

Southcombe

Head
Female

Emma

Southcombe

Wife
Female

Emma

Southcombe

Daughter
Male

William T

Southcombe

Son
Female

Clara

Southcombe

Daughter
Female

Kate

Southcombe

Daughter
Male

Harry

Southcombe

Son
Male

Charles

Southcombe

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Southcombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lamerton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Southcombe

Head

Married

41

1840

Lamerton, Devon, England

Emma

Southcombe

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tavistock, Devon, England

Emma

Southcombe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tavistock, Devon, England

William T

Southcombe

Son

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

Clara

Southcombe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tavistock, Devon, England

Kate

Southcombe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tavistock, Devon, England

Harry

Southcombe

Son

Single

9

1872

Tavistock, Devon, England

Charles

Southcombe

Son

Single

7

1874

Tavistock, Devon, England

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