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Household of William Devenport (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Devenport and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Devenport, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Devenport, born in 1841 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Robert (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Devenport's household

Male

William

Devenport

Head
Female

Jane

Devenport

Wife
Male

William

Devenport

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Devenport

Daughter
Male

George

Devenport

Son
Male

Thomas

Devenport

Son
Female

Mary

Devenport

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wardale

Boarder
Male

John

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Devenport
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Devenport

Head

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Devenport

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Devenport

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Devenport

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Devenport

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Devenport

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Devenport

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Wardale

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Jones

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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