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Household of William Distin (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, 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 Distin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Distin, born in 1851 in West Alvington, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Distin, born in 1850 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1873 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England), William (born 1874 in Devon, England), James (born 1876 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England), John R (born 1877 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Charlton, Devon, England).


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William Distin's household

Male

William

Distin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Distin

Wife
Male

Charles

Distin

Son
Male

William

Distin

Son
Male

James

Distin

Son
Male

John R

Distin

Son
Male

Fred

Distin

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Distin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place West Alvington, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Distin

Head

Married

30

1851

West Alvington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Distin

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

Charles

Distin

Son

Single

8

1873

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

William

Distin

Son

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

James

Distin

Son

Single

5

1876

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

John R

Distin

Son

Single

4

1877

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

Fred

Distin

Son

Single

1

1880

Charlton, Devon, England

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