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Household of Richard Weeks (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 Weeks and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Weeks, born in 1825 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Weeks, born in 1825 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Eliza Down (born 1858 in Fremington, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1859 in Fremington, Devon, England), Richard (born 1862 in Fremington, Devon, England), Jane (born 1865 in Fremington, Devon, England) and Thomas Down (born 1868 in Fremington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Robert (born 1841 in Beaford, Devon, England) and Richard's Servant, William (born 1865 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England).


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Richard Weeks's household

Male

Richard

Weeks

Head
Female

Eleanor

Weeks

Wife
Female

Eliza Down

Weeks

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Weeks

Daughter
Male

Richard

Weeks

Son
Female

Jane

Weeks

Daughter
Male

Thomas Down

Weeks

Son
Male

Robert

Ware

Visitor
Male

William

Marks

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Weeks

Head

Married

56

1825

Devon, England

Eleanor

Weeks

Wife

Married

56

1825

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Eliza Down

Weeks

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Fremington, Devon, England

Ellen

Weeks

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Fremington, Devon, England

Richard

Weeks

Son

Single

19

1862

Fremington, Devon, England

Jane

Weeks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Fremington, Devon, England

Thomas Down

Weeks

Son

Single

13

1868

Fremington, Devon, England

Robert

Ware

Visitor

Widower

40

1841

Beaford, Devon, England

William

Marks

Servant

Single

16

1865

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

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