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Household of William A Way (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Way and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Way, born in 1819 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Jane Way, born in 1829 in Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Sarah J (born 1855 in Torquay, Devon, England), James S (born 1863 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Richard S (born 1865 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Nephew, George Warne, born in 1865 in Dobwalls, Cornwall, England.


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William A Way's household

Male

William A

Way

Head
Female

Jane

Way

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Way

Daughter
Male

James S

Way

Son
Male

Richard S

Way

Son
Male

George

Warne

Nephew
First name(s) William A
Last name Way
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Way

Head

Married

62

1819

Torquay, Devon, England

Jane

Way

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cornwall, England

Sarah J

Way

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Torquay, Devon, England

James S

Way

Son

Single

18

1863

Torquay, Devon, England

Richard S

Way

Son

Single

16

1865

Torquay, Devon, England

George

Warne

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Dobwalls, Cornwall, England

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