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Household of Oliver Sleeman (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

Oliver Sleeman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oliver Sleeman, born in 1831 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Oliver was the head of the household, married to Mary H Sleeman, born in 1832 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Bideford, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Bideford, Devon, England), Edith (born 1871 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1874 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Oliver's Boarder, Eliza Williams, born in 1794 in Devon, England.


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Oliver Sleeman's household

Male

Oliver

Sleeman

Head
Female

Mary H

Sleeman

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sleeman

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sleeman

Daughter
Female

Edith

Sleeman

Daughter
Female

Florence

Sleeman

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) Oliver
Last name Sleeman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oliver

Sleeman

Head

Married

50

1831

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary H

Sleeman

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sleeman

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bideford, Devon, England

Ellen

Sleeman

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bideford, Devon, England

Edith

Sleeman

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bideford, Devon, England

Florence

Sleeman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bideford, Devon, England

Eliza

Williams

Boarder

Single

87

1794

Devon, England

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