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Household of Nicholas Hosking (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Hosking and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Hosking, born in 1837 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Grace Hosking, born in 1840 in Arlington, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Richard (born 1861 in Devon, England), James Tucker (born 1863 in Devon, England), Alice (born 1866 in Devon, England), Annie Seling (born 1868 in Devon, England), Henry (born 1870 in Devon, England), Bessie (born 1871 in Devon, England), Ernest John (born 1873 in Devon, England) and George (born 1876 in Devon, England).


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Nicholas Hosking's household

Male

Nicholas

Hosking

Head
Female

Grace

Hosking

Wife
Male

Richard

Hosking

Son
Male

James Tucker

Hosking

Son
Female

Alice

Hosking

Daughter
Female

Annie Seling

Hosking

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hosking

Son
Female

Bessie

Hosking

Daughter
Male

Ernest John

Hosking

Son
Male

George

Hosking

Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Hosking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Hosking

Head

Married

44

1837

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Grace

Hosking

Wife

Married

41

1840

Arlington, Devon, England

Richard

Hosking

Son

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

James Tucker

Hosking

Son

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Alice

Hosking

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Annie Seling

Hosking

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Henry

Hosking

Son

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Bessie

Hosking

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devon, England

Ernest John

Hosking

Son

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

George

Hosking

Son

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

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