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Household of William A Beer (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.

William A Beer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Beer, born in 1851 in Kenton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Louisa Beer, born in 1854 in Farrington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William Wallace (born 1878 in Kenton, Devon, England), John Henry (born 1879 in Kenton, Devon, England) and Ellen Louisa (born 1880 in Kenton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Brother, George (born 1857 in Kenton, Devon, England), William A's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Kenton, Devon, England), William A's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Kenton, Devon, England), William A's Shepherd, William Alfred (born 1861 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and William A's Servant, Richard (born 1871 in Powderham, Devon, England).


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William A Beer's household

Male

William A

Beer

Head
Female

Louisa

Beer

Wife
Male

William Wallace

Beer

Son
Male

John Henry

Beer

Son
Female

Ellen Louisa

Beer

Daughter
Male

George

Beer

Brother
Female

Alice

Cossey

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Herd

Servant
Male

William Alfred

Ellis

Shepherd
Male

Richard

Ward

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Beer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kenton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Beer

Head

Married

30

1851

Kenton, Devon, England

Louisa

Beer

Wife

Married

27

1854

Farrington, Devon, England

William Wallace

Beer

Son

Single

3

1878

Kenton, Devon, England

John Henry

Beer

Son

Single

2

1879

Kenton, Devon, England

Ellen Louisa

Beer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kenton, Devon, England

George

Beer

Brother

Single

24

1857

Kenton, Devon, England

Alice

Cossey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kenton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Herd

Servant

Single

14

1867

Kenton, Devon, England

William Alfred

Ellis

Shepherd

Single

20

1861

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Richard

Ward

Servant

Single

10

1871

Powderham, Devon, England

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