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Household of Samuel Salway (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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.

Samuel Salway and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Salway, born in 1827 in Southleigh, Devon, consisted of 12 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza Salway, born in 1829 in Wales. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1854 in Southleigh, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1865 in Holbeton, Devon, England), Harry (born 1867 in Holbeton, Devon, England) and William (born 1870 in Holbeton, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1876 in Axmouth, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Axmouth, Devon, England) and Maud M (born 1880 in Axmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), Samuel's Boarder, Arthur (born 1856 in Hemsby, Norfolk, England) and Samuel's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Loddiswell, Devon, England).


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Samuel Salway's household

Male

Samuel

Salway

Head
Female

Eliza

Salway

Wife
Female

Sarah

Beer

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Salway

Son
Male

Harry

Salway

Son
Male

William

Salway

Son
Male

William

Beer

Grand Son
Male

Alfred

Beer

Grand Son
Female

Maud M

Beer

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Saunders

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Beech

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Langmead

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Salway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Southleigh, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Salway

Head

Married

54

1827

Southleigh, Devon, England

Eliza

Salway

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wales

Sarah

Beer

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Southleigh, Devon, England

Samuel

Salway

Son

Single

16

1865

Holbeton, Devon, England

Harry

Salway

Son

Single

14

1867

Holbeton, Devon, England

William

Salway

Son

Single

11

1870

Holbeton, Devon, England

William

Beer

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Axmouth, Devon, England

Alfred

Beer

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Axmouth, Devon, England

Maud M

Beer

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Axmouth, Devon, England

John

Saunders

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Arthur

Beech

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Hemsby, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Langmead

Servant

Single

15

1866

Loddiswell, Devon, England

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