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Household of Thomas Medway (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

Thomas Medway and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Medway, born in 1847 in Paignton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Medway, born in 1846 in Paignton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Minnie E (born 1879 in Devon, England) and ? (born 1881 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, George (born 1857 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Thomas's Nurse, Susanna (born 1816 in Brixham, Devon, England).


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Thomas Medway's household

Male

Thomas

Medway

Head
Female

Ellen

Medway

Wife
Female

Minnie E

Medway

Daughter
Male

?

Medway

Son
Male

George

Lewis

Servant
Female

Susanna

Collings

Nurse
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Medway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Paignton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Medway

Head

Married

34

1847

Paignton, Devon, England

Ellen

Medway

Wife

Married

35

1846

Paignton, Devon, England

Minnie E

Medway

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

?

Medway

Son

Single

0

1881

Brixham, Devon, England

George

Lewis

Servant

Single

24

1857

Brixham, Devon, England

Susanna

Collings

Nurse

Married

65

1816

Brixham, Devon, England

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