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 Devenish (born 1824, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 Devenish and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Devenish, born in 1824 in Weymouth, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann A Devenish, born in 1834 in Drax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, Constance A (born 1857 in Sussex, England), William's Cousin, Mary F (born 1863 in Sussex, England), William's Servant, Emily A (born 1860 in Devon, England), William's Servant, Emily L (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Servant, Asenath (born 1855 in Hook, Dorset, England) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1855 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England).


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

William Devenish's household

Male

William

Devenish

Head
Female

Ann A

Devenish

Wife
Female

Constance A

Meek

Cousin
Female

Mary F

Meek

Cousin
Female

Emily A

Harper

Servant
Female

Emily L

Gibbons

Servant
Female

Asenath

Legg

Servant
Female

Annie

Lancaster

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Devenish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Weymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Devenish

Head

Married

57

1824

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Ann A

Devenish

Wife

Married

47

1834

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Constance A

Meek

Cousin

Single

24

1857

Sussex, England

Mary F

Meek

Cousin

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

Emily A

Harper

Servant

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Emily L

Gibbons

Servant

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Asenath

Legg

Servant

Single

26

1855

Hook, Dorset, England

Annie

Lancaster

Servant

Single

26

1855

Potterne, Wiltshire, 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 Devenish in Bedminster in 1881, and follow the Devenish family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Devenish

We’ve found William Devenish in 19 family trees. Find out more about William Devenish's household and view the Devenish family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census