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Household of William Anderson (born 1807, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Anderson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1807 in Paignton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary J, born 1841 in Paignton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1847 in Paignton, Devon, England), William's Servant, Mary J (born 1861 in Paignton, Devon, England), William's Lodger, Jane (born 1821 in -) and William's Lodger, Henry Clifton (born 1859 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary J

Wallis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wallis

Son In Law
Male

Mary J

Perry

Servant
Female

Jane

Boyer

Lodger
Male

Henry Clifton

Bassett

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Paignton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Widower

74

1807

Paignton, Devon, England

Mary J

Wallis

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Paignton, Devon, England

Thomas

Wallis

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Paignton, Devon, England

Mary J

Perry

Servant

Single

20

1861

Paignton, Devon, England

Jane

Boyer

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

-

Henry Clifton

Bassett

Lodger

Single

22

1859

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

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