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Household of Robert Brownsell (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Robert Brownsell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Brownsell, born in 1847 in Langport, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Brownsell, born in 1852 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), William (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England), Abraham (born 1876 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, William Larcombe, born in 1873 in Chard, Somerset, England.


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Robert Brownsell's household

Male

Robert

Brownsell

Head
Female

Sarah

Brownsell

Wife
Female

Alice

Brownsell

Daughter
Male

William

Brownsell

Son
Male

Abraham

Brownsell

Son
Male

Henry

Brownsell

Son
Male

William

Larcombe

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Brownsell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Langport, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Brownsell

Head

Married

34

1847

Langport, Somerset, England

Sarah

Brownsell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Exeter, Devon, England

Alice

Brownsell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Brownsell

Son

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Abraham

Brownsell

Son

Single

5

1876

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry

Brownsell

Son

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Larcombe

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Chard, Somerset, England

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