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Household of Robert W Prouse (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 W Prouse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Prouse, born in 1852 in Bishop's Nympton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth P F Prouse, born in 1851 in Burrington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1876 in Winkleigh, Devon, England), Mary (born 1878 in Winkleigh, Devon, England) and John (born 1880 in Winkleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1818 in Winkleigh, Devon, England), Robert W's Servant, Richard (born 1864 in Winkleigh, Devon, England) and Robert W's Servant, Samuel (born 1868 in Winkleigh, Devon, England).


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Robert W Prouse's household

Male

Robert W

Prouse

Head
Female

Elizabeth P F

Prouse

Wife
Male

William

Prouse

Son
Female

Mary

Prouse

Daughter
Male

John

Prouse

Son
Female

Mary

Babbage

Mother In Law
Male

Richard

Sanders

Servant
Male

Samuel

Parker

Servant
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Prouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Prouse

Head

Married

29

1852

Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England

Elizabeth P F

Prouse

Wife

Married

30

1851

Burrington, Devon, England

William

Prouse

Son

Single

5

1876

Winkleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Prouse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Winkleigh, Devon, England

John

Prouse

Son

Single

1

1880

Winkleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Babbage

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Winkleigh, Devon, England

Richard

Sanders

Servant

Single

17

1864

Winkleigh, Devon, England

Samuel

Parker

Servant

Single

13

1868

Winkleigh, Devon, England

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