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Household of William Bishop (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 Bishop and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bishop, born in 1847 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Bishop, born in 1841 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Florence (born 1869 in Bideford, Devon, England), Bertha (born 1871 in Bideford, Devon, England), Frederick A (born 1873 in Bideford, Devon, England), Effie (born 1875 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Minnie (born 1877 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Emily (born 1864 in Bideford, Devon, England) and William's Boarder Lodger, George (born 1864 in Devon, England).


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William Bishop's household

Male

William

Bishop

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Bishop

Wife
Female

Florence

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Bishop

Daughter
Male

Frederick A

Bishop

Son
Female

Effie

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Emily

Potter

Niece
Male

George

Letheren

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bishop

Head

Married

34

1847

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Bishop

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bideford, Devon, England

Florence

Bishop

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bideford, Devon, England

Bertha

Bishop

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bideford, Devon, England

Frederick A

Bishop

Son

Single

8

1873

Bideford, Devon, England

Effie

Bishop

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Devon, England

Minnie

Bishop

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bideford, Devon, England

Emily

Potter

Niece

Single

17

1864

Bideford, Devon, England

George

Letheren

Boarder Lodger

Single

17

1864

Devon, England

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