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Household of William Atkins (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Atkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkins, born in 1844 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Atkins, born in 1849 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England), William (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), John (born 1876 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1833 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), William's Boarder, Joseph J (born 1860 in Devon, England) and William's Boarder, Tom (born 1862 in Devon, England).


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William Atkins's household

Male

William

Atkins

Head
Female

Jane

Atkins

Wife
Female

Catherine

Atkins

Daughter
Male

William

Atkins

Son
Male

John

Atkins

Son
Female

Lily

Atkins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Martin

Boarder
Male

Joseph J

Pyle

Boarder
Male

Tom

Pyle

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Atkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Atkins

Head

Married

37

1844

Exeter, Devon, England

Jane

Atkins

Wife

Married

32

1849

Exeter, Devon, England

Catherine

Atkins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Atkins

Son

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

John

Atkins

Son

Single

5

1876

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Lily

Atkins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Martin

Boarder

Widower

48

1833

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Joseph J

Pyle

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Tom

Pyle

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

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