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Household of Nicholas Were (born 1805, Somerset)

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 Were and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Were, born in 1805 in Wellington, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Servant, Susan (born 1806 in Sheepstor, Devon, England), Nicholas's Servant, Susanna (born 1850 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England) and Nicholas's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Plymstock, Devon, England).


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Nicholas Were's household

Male

Nicholas

Were

Head
Female

Susan

Staddon

Servant
Female

Susanna

Barnett

Servant
Female

Sarah

Welling

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Were
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Wellington, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Were

Head

Widower

76

1805

Wellington, Somerset, England

Susan

Staddon

Servant

Widow

75

1806

Sheepstor, Devon, England

Susanna

Barnett

Servant

Single

31

1850

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

Sarah

Welling

Servant

Single

21

1860

Plymstock, Devon, England

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