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Household of Thomas W Kempe (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 W Kempe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Kempe, born in 1841 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Ann Kempe, born in 1843 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1870 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales), Polly (born 1872 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Minnie M (born 1874 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1855 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales), Thomas W's Boarder Lodger, Lavinia (born 1851 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Thomas W's Boarder Lodger, Jane (born 1849 in Frithelstock, Devon, England).


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Thomas W Kempe's household

Male

Thomas W

Kempe

Head
Female

Ann

Kempe

Wife
Female

Annie

Kempe

Daughter
Female

Polly

Kempe

Daughter
Female

Minnie M

Kempe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Strong

Sister In Law
Female

Lavinia

Marland

Boarder Lodger
Female

Jane

Brock

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Kempe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Kempe

Head

Married

40

1841

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Ann

Kempe

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Annie

Kempe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Polly

Kempe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Minnie M

Kempe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Strong

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Lavinia

Marland

Boarder Lodger

Widow

30

1851

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Jane

Brock

Boarder Lodger

Single

32

1849

Frithelstock, Devon, England

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