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Household of Richard Priest (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, 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 Priest and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Priest, born in 1820 in Thornbury, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary A Priest, born in 1822 in Thornbury, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1847 in Thornbury, Devon, England) and Mathew (born 1863 in Thornbury, Devon, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Earnest A (born 1876 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England) and Augustus J (born 1880 in Thornbury, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Daughter In Law, Eliza Priest, born in 1849 in Cumberland, England.


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Richard Priest's household

Male

Richard

Priest

Head
Female

Mary A

Priest

Wife
Male

John

Priest

Son
Male

Mathew

Priest

Son
Female

Eliza

Priest

Daughter In Law
Male

Earnest A

Priest

Grand Son
Male

Augustus J

Priest

Grand Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Priest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Thornbury, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Priest

Head

Married

61

1820

Thornbury, Devon, England

Mary A

Priest

Wife

Married

59

1822

Thornbury, Devon, England

John

Priest

Son

Married

34

1847

Thornbury, Devon, England

Mathew

Priest

Son

Single

18

1863

Thornbury, Devon, England

Eliza

Priest

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Cumberland, England

Earnest A

Priest

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

Augustus J

Priest

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Thornbury, Devon, England

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