Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Dark (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Dark and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dark, born in 1849 in Buck's Mills, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Dark, born in 1850 in Instow, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Frederick (born 1872 in Instow, Devon, England), Florence (born 1873 in Instow, Devon, England), John (born 1875 in Instow, Devon, England), Charles (born 1877 in Instow, Devon, England), Alexander (born 1878 in Instow, Devon, England) and Caroline (born 1881 in Instow, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Sarah Pidler, born in 1843 in Instow, Devon, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Dark's household

Male

William

Dark

Head
Female

Caroline

Dark

Wife
Male

Frederick

Dark

Son
Female

Florence

Dark

Daughter
Male

John

Dark

Son
Male

Charles

Dark

Son
Male

Alexander

Dark

Son
Female

Caroline

Dark

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Pidler

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Dark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Buck's Mills, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dark

Head

Married

32

1849

Buck's Mills, Devon, England

Caroline

Dark

Wife

Married

31

1850

Instow, Devon, England

Frederick

Dark

Son

Single

9

1872

Instow, Devon, England

Florence

Dark

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Instow, Devon, England

John

Dark

Son

Single

6

1875

Instow, Devon, England

Charles

Dark

Son

Single

4

1877

Instow, Devon, England

Alexander

Dark

Son

Single

3

1878

Instow, Devon, England

Caroline

Dark

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Instow, Devon, England

Sarah

Pidler

Sister In Law

Single

38

1843

Instow, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Dark in Barnstaple in 1881, and follow the Dark family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Dark

We’ve found William Dark in 170 family trees. Find out more about William Dark's household and view the Dark family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census