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Household of Nicholas Ford (born 1816, 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.

Nicholas Ford and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Ford, born in 1816 in Kingsbridge, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ford, born in 1831 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1856 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Niece, Nelly (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Nicholas's Niece, Emily (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Nicholas Ford's household

Male

Nicholas

Ford

Head
Female

Sarah

Ford

Wife
Male

William

Ford

Son
Female

Selina

Read

Wife
Female

Nelly

Moon

Niece
Female

Emily

Lake

Niece
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Ford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Ford

Head

Married

65

1816

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Sarah

Ford

Wife

Married

50

1831

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Ford

Son

Single

25

1856

Plymouth, Devon, England

Selina

Read

Wife

Married

23

1858

Plymouth, Devon, England

Nelly

Moon

Niece

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily

Lake

Niece

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

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