Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Samuel Prowse (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Samuel Prowse and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Prowse, born in 1819 in North Huish, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Maria (born 1872 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Harriett (born 1853 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Step Daughter, Emma Lewis, born in 1869 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Samuel Prowse's household

Male

Samuel

Prowse

Head
Female

Maria

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Leworthy

Daughter
Female

Emma

Lewis

Step Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place North Huish, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Prowse

Head

Widower

62

1819

North Huish, Devon, England

Maria

Prowse

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Prowse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Harriett

Leworthy

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Emma

Lewis

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Samuel Prowse in Barnstaple in 1881, and follow the Prowse family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Samuel Prowse

We’ve found Samuel Prowse in 144 family trees. Find out more about Samuel Prowse's household and view the Prowse family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census