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Household of Nicholas Snell (born 1838, 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 Snell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Snell, born in 1838 in Swimbridge, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Jane Snell, born in 1840 in Atherington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Samuel P S (born 1871 in Swimbridge, Devon, England), Stanley (born 1874 in Swimbridge, Devon, England) and Clara L (born 1876 in Swimbridge, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Son In Law, Richard (born 1861 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England), Nicholas's Daughter In Law, Emily (born 1863 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England) and Nicholas's Daughter In Law, Mary Ann (born 1871 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England).


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Nicholas Snell's household

Male

Nicholas

Snell

Head
Female

Jane

Snell

Wife
Male

Samuel P S

Snell

Son
Male

Stanley

Snell

Son
Female

Clara L

Snell

Daughter
Male

Richard

Stapleton

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Stapleton

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Stapleton

Daughter In Law
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Snell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Swimbridge, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Snell

Head

Married

43

1838

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Jane

Snell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Atherington, Devon, England

Samuel P S

Snell

Son

Single

10

1871

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Stanley

Snell

Son

Single

7

1874

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Clara L

Snell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Richard

Stapleton

Son In Law

Single

20

1861

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

Emily

Stapleton

Daughter In Law

Single

18

1863

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Stapleton

Daughter In Law

Single

10

1871

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

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