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Household of Robert Kerswill (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, 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 Kerswill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kerswill, born in 1839 in Dartmouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kerswill, born in 1845 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1864 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Sydney (born 1868 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Robert (born 1870 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Mary (born 1873 in Dartmouth, Devon, England) and Blanche (born 1877 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Mary Peek, born in 1797 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.


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Robert Kerswill's household

Male

Robert

Kerswill

Head
Female

Ellen

Kerswill

Wife
Male

Charles

Kerswill

Son
Male

Sydney

Kerswill

Son
Male

Robert

Kerswill

Son
Female

Mary

Kerswill

Daughter
Female

Blanche

Kerswill

Daughter
Female

Mary

Peek

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kerswill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dartmouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kerswill

Head

Married

42

1839

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Kerswill

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Charles

Kerswill

Son

Single

17

1864

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Sydney

Kerswill

Son

Single

13

1868

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Robert

Kerswill

Son

Single

11

1870

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Mary

Kerswill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Blanche

Kerswill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Mary

Peek

Boarder

Widow

84

1797

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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