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Household of Lewis Snelling (born 1843, 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.

Lewis Snelling and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Snelling, born in 1843 in Teignmouth, Devon, consisted of 16 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Sarah Anne Snelling, born in 1844 in Teignmouth, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Sarah Frances (born 1866 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), James Edmond (born 1867 in Devon, England), Charles William (born 1870 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Florence Mary (born 1872 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Lewis Henry (born 1873 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Reginald Hollett (born 1875 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Alfred John (born 1877 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Percy Frederick (born 1880 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Ralph Shelling (born 1881 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lewis's Boarder, Joseph (born 1865 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England), Lewis's Servant, Sarah (born 1821 in Devon, England), Lewis's Servant, Bessy (born 1862 in Ashcombe, Devon, England), Lewis's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Lustleigh, Devon, England) and Lewis's Servant, Maud Mary (born 1865 in Kenton, Devon, England).


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Lewis Snelling's household

Male

Lewis

Snelling

Head
Female

Sarah Anne

Snelling

Wife
Female

Sarah Frances

Snelling

Daughter
Male

James Edmond

Snelling

Son
Male

Charles William

Snelling

Son
Female

Florence Mary

Snelling

Daughter
Male

Lewis Henry

Snelling

Son
Male

Reginald Hollett

Snelling

Son
Male

Alfred John

Snelling

Son
Male

Percy Frederick

Snelling

Son
Male

Ralph Shelling

Snelling

Son
Male

Joseph

Demsford

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Brown

Servant
Female

Bessy

Shapter

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Clark

Servant
Female

Maud Mary

Hamlyn

Servant
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Snelling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Teignmouth, Devon, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Snelling

Head

Married

38

1843

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Sarah Anne

Snelling

Wife

Married

37

1844

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Sarah Frances

Snelling

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Teignmouth, Devon, England

James Edmond

Snelling

Son

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Charles William

Snelling

Son

Single

11

1870

Dawlish, Devon, England

Florence Mary

Snelling

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dawlish, Devon, England

Lewis Henry

Snelling

Son

Single

8

1873

Dawlish, Devon, England

Reginald Hollett

Snelling

Son

Single

6

1875

Dawlish, Devon, England

Alfred John

Snelling

Son

Single

4

1877

Dawlish, Devon, England

Percy Frederick

Snelling

Son

Single

1

1880

Dawlish, Devon, England

Ralph Shelling

Snelling

Son

Single

0

1881

Dawlish, Devon, England

Joseph

Demsford

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Sarah

Brown

Servant

Married

60

1821

Devon, England

Bessy

Shapter

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ashcombe, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Clark

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lustleigh, Devon, England

Maud Mary

Hamlyn

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kenton, Devon, England

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