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Household of Robert Phillips (born 1821, Devon)

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 Phillips and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Phillips, born in 1821 in Chawley, Devon, consisted of 16 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Phillips, born in 1831 in South Tawton, Devon, England. They had 9 children; William Henry (born 1861 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1863 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Hanney (born 1865 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Emily (born 1867 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Laura Lousia (born 1869 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Mark (born 1871 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Selina (born 1874 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Albert Thomas (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Charley (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Unm, James (born 1833 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Robert's Unm, Harry (born 1843 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England), Robert's Widower, Batholew (born 1802 in -), Robert's Other, George (born 1827 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Robert's Other, James (born 1863 in Breconshire, Wales).


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Robert Phillips's household

Male

Robert

Phillips

Head
Female

Sarah

Phillips

Wife
Male

William Henry

Phillips

Son
Female

Sarah

Phillips

Daughter
Female

Hanney

Phillips

Daughter
Female

Emily

Phillips

Daughter
Female

Laura Lousia

Phillips

Daughter
Male

Mark

Phillips

Son
Female

Selina

Phillips

Daughter
Male

Albert Thomas

Phillips

Son
Male

Charley

Phillips

Son
Male

James

Emberry

Unm
Male

Harry

Ham

Unm
Male

Batholew

Drake

Widower
Male

George

Cann

Other
Male

James

Evans

Other
First name(s) Robert
Last name Phillips
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Chawley, Devon, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Phillips

Head

Married

60

1821

Chawley, Devon, England

Sarah

Phillips

Wife

Married

50

1831

South Tawton, Devon, England

William Henry

Phillips

Son

Single

20

1861

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Sarah

Phillips

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Hanney

Phillips

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Emily

Phillips

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Laura Lousia

Phillips

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Mark

Phillips

Son

Single

10

1871

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Selina

Phillips

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Albert Thomas

Phillips

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Charley

Phillips

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

James

Emberry

Unm

Single

48

1833

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Harry

Ham

Unm

Single

38

1843

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Batholew

Drake

Widower

Widower

79

1802

-

George

Cann

Other

Single

54

1827

Exeter, Devon, England

James

Evans

Other

Single

18

1863

Breconshire, Wales

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