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Household of William Edgecombe (born 1854, 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 Edgecombe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edgecombe, born in 1854 in South Milton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Edgecombe, born in 1852 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in West Alvington, Devon, England), Emma J (born 1876 in South Milton, Devon, England), William (born 1878 in South Milton, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Bigbury, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Burston, born in 1836 in Somerset, England.


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William Edgecombe's household

Male

William

Edgecombe

Head
Female

Jane

Edgecombe

Wife
Male

James

Edgecombe

Son
Female

Emma J

Edgecombe

Daughter
Male

William

Edgecombe

Son
Female

Alice

Edgecombe

Daughter
Male

John

Burston

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Edgecombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place South Milton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edgecombe

Head

Married

27

1854

South Milton, Devon, England

Jane

Edgecombe

Wife

Married

29

1852

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

James

Edgecombe

Son

Single

8

1873

West Alvington, Devon, England

Emma J

Edgecombe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Milton, Devon, England

William

Edgecombe

Son

Single

3

1878

South Milton, Devon, England

Alice

Edgecombe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bigbury, Devon, England

John

Burston

Boarder

Single

45

1836

Somerset, England

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