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Household of Thomas Wallace (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, 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 Wallace and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wallace, born in 1840 in Blackawton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Grace Wallace, born in 1840 in Slapton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England), Edith (born 1872 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England), Hester (born 1874 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England) and John (born 1881 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, William (born 1865 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Florence (born 1877 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1806 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England).


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Thomas Wallace's household

Male

Thomas

Wallace

Head
Female

Grace

Wallace

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wallace

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wallace

Daughter
Female

Hester

Wallace

Daughter
Male

William

Thorning

Stepson
Female

Florence

Thorning

Step Daughter
Male

John

Wallace

Son
Male

John

Leigh

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wallace
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Blackawton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wallace

Head

Married

41

1840

Blackawton, Devon, England

Grace

Wallace

Wife

Married

41

1840

Slapton, Devon, England

Ellen

Wallace

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

Edith

Wallace

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

Hester

Wallace

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

William

Thorning

Stepson

Single

16

1865

Sheerness, Kent, England

Florence

Thorning

Step Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

John

Wallace

Son

Single

0

1881

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

John

Leigh

Boarder

Widower

75

1806

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

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