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Household of Richard Palmer (born 1829, 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.

Richard Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Palmer, born in 1829 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Palmer, born in 1837 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1867 in Devon, England), Anne L (born 1870 in Devon, England) and Walter W (born 1872 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary E (born 1860 in Devon, England), Richard's Servant, William (born 1854 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Richard's Servant, John (born 1865 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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Richard Palmer's household

Male

Richard

Palmer

Head
Female

Mary

Palmer

Wife
Male

Richard

Palmer

Son
Female

Anne L

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Walter W

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary E

Saunders

Servant
Male

William

Mock

Servant
Male

John

Cann

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Palmer

Head

Married

52

1829

Devon, England

Mary

Palmer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Devon, England

Richard

Palmer

Son

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Anne L

Palmer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Walter W

Palmer

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Mary E

Saunders

Servant

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

William

Mock

Servant

Single

27

1854

Barnstaple, Devon, England

John

Cann

Servant

Single

16

1865

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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