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Household of Nicholas Mortimer (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Mortimer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Mortimer, born in 1840 in Powderham, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Louisa Mortimer, born in 1847 in Dunsford, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Walter J (born 1870 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Thomas P (born 1872 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Laurence H (born 1873 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Edward (born 1875 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Reginald (born 1876 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England) and Baldwin C (born 1877 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Servant, Mary P (born 1866 in Henfield, Sussex, England) and Nicholas's Servant, Maude M (born 1866 in Colkirk, Norfolk, England).


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Nicholas Mortimer's household

Male

Nicholas

Mortimer

Head
Female

Louisa

Mortimer

Wife
Male

Walter J

Mortimer

Son
Male

Thomas P

Mortimer

Son
Male

Laurence H

Mortimer

Son
Male

Edward

Mortimer

Son
Male

Reginald

Mortimer

Son
Male

Baldwin C

Mortimer

Son
Female

Mary P

Hilton

Servant
Female

Maude M

Norman

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Powderham, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Mortimer

Head

Married

41

1840

Powderham, Devon, England

Louisa

Mortimer

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dunsford, Devon, England

Walter J

Mortimer

Son

Single

11

1870

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Thomas P

Mortimer

Son

Single

9

1872

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Laurence H

Mortimer

Son

Single

8

1873

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Edward

Mortimer

Son

Single

6

1875

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Reginald

Mortimer

Son

Single

5

1876

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Baldwin C

Mortimer

Son

Single

4

1877

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Mary P

Hilton

Servant

Single

15

1866

Henfield, Sussex, England

Maude M

Norman

Servant

Single

15

1866

Colkirk, Norfolk, England

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