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Household of Thomas Prowse (born 1857, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Prowse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prowse, born in 1857 in Newton Abbot, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Prowse, born in 1857 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Frances, born 1879 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1805 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Thomas's Uncle, George (born 1836 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Thomas's Brother, William (born 1860 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Thomas's Sister, Harriett (born 1863 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Thomas's Sister, Frances (born 1865 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).


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Thomas Prowse's household

Male

Thomas

Prowse

Head
Female

Maria

Prowse

Wife
Female

Frances

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dart

Mother
Male

George

Dart

Uncle
Male

William

Prowse

Brother
Female

Harriett

Prowse

Sister
Female

Frances

Prowse

Sister
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prowse

Head

Married

24

1857

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Maria

Prowse

Wife

Married

24

1857

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Frances

Prowse

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dart

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

George

Dart

Uncle

Single

45

1836

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

William

Prowse

Brother

Single

21

1860

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Harriett

Prowse

Sister

Single

18

1863

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Frances

Prowse

Sister

Single

16

1865

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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