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Household of Lewis Fry (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

Lewis Fry and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Fry, born in 1838 in Milton Abbot, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Mary Fry, born in 1838 in Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Sofia (born 1863 in Ashburton, Devon, England), William (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Emma (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Lewis's Boarder, Bessie Cowles, born in 1859 in Devon, England.


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Lewis Fry's household

Male

Lewis

Fry

Head
Female

Mary

Fry

Wife
Female

Sofia

Courtier

Daughter
Male

William

Fry

Son
Female

Emma

Fry

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Cowles

Boarder
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Fry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Fry

Head

Married

43

1838

Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Mary

Fry

Wife

Married

43

1838

Somerset, England

Sofia

Courtier

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ashburton, Devon, England

William

Fry

Son

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emma

Fry

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bessie

Cowles

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Devon, England

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