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Household of William Alford (born 1827, 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 Alford and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alford, born in 1827 in Monkokehampton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Alford, born in 1825 in Monkokehampton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1853 in Monkokehampton, Devon, England), John (born 1855 in Monkokehampton, Devon, England), Robert (born 1869 in Monkokehampton, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Monkokehampton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Smith, born in 1859 in East Budleigh, Devon, England.


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William Alford's household

Male

William

Alford

Head
Female

Mary

Alford

Wife
Male

William

Alford

Son
Male

John

Alford

Son
Male

Robert

Alford

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alford

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Alford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Monkokehampton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alford

Head

Married

54

1827

Monkokehampton, Devon, England

Mary

Alford

Wife

Married

56

1825

Monkokehampton, Devon, England

William

Alford

Son

Single

28

1853

Monkokehampton, Devon, England

John

Alford

Son

Single

26

1855

Monkokehampton, Devon, England

Robert

Alford

Son

Single

12

1869

Monkokehampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Alford

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Monkokehampton, Devon, England

John

Smith

Boarder

Single

22

1859

East Budleigh, Devon, England

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