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Household of William Cousins (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Cousins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cousins, born in 1831 in Colnbrook, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rada Cousins, born in 1836 in Somerset, England. They had 5 children; William E (born 1870 in Wilton, Somerset, England), Rhoda A (born 1872 in Wilton, Somerset, England), Sarah M (born 1873 in Wilton, Somerset, England), Thomas A (born 1875 in Wilton, Somerset, England) and Frank E (born 1877 in Wilton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah A (born 1862 in Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Edward W (born 1815 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William Cousins's household

Male

William

Cousins

Head
Female

Rada

Cousins

Wife
Male

William E

Cousins

Son
Female

Rhoda A

Cousins

Daughter
Female

Sarah M

Cousins

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Cousins

Son
Male

Frank E

Cousins

Son
Female

Sarah A

Baker

Servant
Male

Edward W

Evans

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cousins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Colnbrook, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cousins

Head

Married

50

1831

Colnbrook, Devon, England

Rada

Cousins

Wife

Married

45

1836

Somerset, England

William E

Cousins

Son

Single

11

1870

Wilton, Somerset, England

Rhoda A

Cousins

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wilton, Somerset, England

Sarah M

Cousins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wilton, Somerset, England

Thomas A

Cousins

Son

Single

6

1875

Wilton, Somerset, England

Frank E

Cousins

Son

Single

4

1877

Wilton, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Baker

Servant

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Edward W

Evans

Servant

Single

66

1815

London, Middlesex, England

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