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Household of Thomas Wedlake (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 Wedlake and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wedlake, born in 1841 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sophia Wedlake, born in 1851 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Clovelly, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Isaac Piper, born in 1829 in Great Torrington, Devon, England.


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Thomas Wedlake's household

Male

Thomas

Wedlake

Head
Female

Sophia

Wedlake

Wife
Male

William

Wedlake

Son
Female

Mary J

Wedlake

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wedlake

Son
Male

Frederick

Wedlake

Son
Male

Isaac

Piper

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wedlake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wedlake

Head

Married

40

1841

Hartland, Devon, England

Sophia

Wedlake

Wife

Married

30

1851

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

William

Wedlake

Son

Single

10

1871

Clovelly, Devon, England

Mary J

Wedlake

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Thomas

Wedlake

Son

Single

7

1874

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Frederick

Wedlake

Son

Single

0

1881

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Isaac

Piper

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Great Torrington, Devon, England

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