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Household of Thomas Wakeham (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 Wakeham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wakeham, born in 1834 in Staverton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Grace H Wakeham, born in 1836 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1859 in Woodland, Devon, England), Elizabeth J (born 1864 in Whitstone, Devon, England) and Mary G (born 1868 in Ashton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, William (born 1866 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Merlin (born 1869 in Germansweek, Devon, England).


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Thomas Wakeham's household

Male

Thomas

Wakeham

Head
Female

Grace H

Wakeham

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Wakeham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Wakeham

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Wakeham

Daughter
Male

William

James

Servant
Male

Merlin

Bromel

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wakeham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Staverton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wakeham

Head

Married

47

1834

Staverton, Devon, England

Grace H

Wakeham

Wife

Married

45

1836

Devon, England

Sarah A

Wakeham

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Woodland, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Wakeham

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Whitstone, Devon, England

Mary G

Wakeham

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Devon, England

William

James

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Merlin

Bromel

Servant

Single

12

1869

Germansweek, Devon, England

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