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Household of Richard Palmer (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Palmer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Palmer, born in 1825 in Lydford, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Catherine Palmer, born in 1827 in Tavistock, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother In Law, Grace (born 1797 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England) and Richard's Servant, Mary J (born 1865 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England).


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Richard Palmer's household

Male

Richard

Palmer

Head
Female

Catherine

Palmer

Wife
Female

Grace

Richards

Mother In Law
Female

Mary J

Browning

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lydford, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Palmer

Head

Married

56

1825

Lydford, Devon, England

Catherine

Palmer

Wife

Married

54

1827

Tavistock, Devon, England

Grace

Richards

Mother In Law

Widow

84

1797

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Browning

Servant

Single

16

1865

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

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