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Household of Thomas Roleston (born 1834, 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 Roleston and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Roleston, born in 1834 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 14 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Roleston, born in 1837 in Ashton, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Thomas W H (born 1867 in Brixham, Devon, England), Evelina (born 1871 in Brixham, Devon, England), Kate E (born 1873 in Brixham, Devon, England), Edward (born 1876 in Brixham, Devon, England), John (born 1877 in Brixham, Devon, England), Amelia A (born 1879 in Brixham, Devon, England), Henry (born 1873 in Brixham, Devon, England), Lizzie (born 1876 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Kate E (born 1861 in Newton, Devon, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1842 in Brixham, Devon, England).


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Thomas Roleston's household

Male

Thomas

Roleston

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Roleston

Wife
Male

Thomas W H

Roleston

Son
Female

Evelina

Roleston

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Roleston

Daughter
Male

Edward

Roleston

Son
Male

John

Roleston

Son
Female

Amelia A

Roleston

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Sercombe

Visitor
Male

Henry

Blake

Lodger
Female

Mary J

Blake

Wife
Male

Henry

Blake

Son
Female

Lizzie

Blake

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Blake

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Roleston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Roleston

Head

Married

47

1834

Brixham, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Roleston

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ashton, Devon, England

Thomas W H

Roleston

Son

Single

14

1867

Brixham, Devon, England

Evelina

Roleston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brixham, Devon, England

Kate E

Roleston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brixham, Devon, England

Edward

Roleston

Son

Single

5

1876

Brixham, Devon, England

John

Roleston

Son

Single

4

1877

Brixham, Devon, England

Amelia A

Roleston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brixham, Devon, England

Kate E

Sercombe

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Newton, Devon, England

Henry

Blake

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Brixham, Devon, England

Mary J

Blake

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Henry

Blake

Son

Single

8

1873

Brixham, Devon, England

Lizzie

Blake

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brixham, Devon, England

Thomas

Blake

Son

Single

2

1879

Brixham, Devon, England

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