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Household of Richard Arscott (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

Richard Arscott and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Arscott, born in 1821 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Arscott, born in 1821 in Littlehempston, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), James (born 1862 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and William (born 1865 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Bessie, born 1880 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Nephew, John (born 1850 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Richard's Boarder, Henry (born 1815 in Halwell, Devon, England) and Richard's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).


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Richard Arscott's household

Male

Richard

Arscott

Head
Female

Mary

Arscott

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Arscott

Daughter
Male

James

Arscott

Son
Male

William

Arscott

Son
Female

Bessie

Jones

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Boyes

Nephew
Male

Henry

Dameral

Boarder
Male

John

Lee

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Arscott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Arscott

Head

Married

60

1821

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Arscott

Wife

Married

60

1821

Littlehempston, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Arscott

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

James

Arscott

Son

Single

19

1862

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William

Arscott

Son

Single

16

1865

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Bessie

Jones

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

John

Boyes

Nephew

Single

31

1850

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Henry

Dameral

Boarder

Single

66

1815

Halwell, Devon, England

John

Lee

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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