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Household of William Francis (born 1826, Somerset)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Francis, born in 1826 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Pheby Francis, born in 1824 in Queen Camel, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1865 in Sparkford, Somerset, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Emily (born 1872 in Sparkford, Somerset, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, George (born 1850 in Sparkford, Somerset, England), William's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England) and William's Lodger, Frank (born 1858 in West Camel, Somerset, England).


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William Francis's household

Male

William

Francis

Head
Female

Pheby

Francis

Wife
Male

William

Francis

Son
Male

George

Brine

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Brine

Daughter In Law
Female

Emily

Brine

Grand Daughter
Male

Fred

Brine

Grand Son
Male

Frank

Hoare

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Francis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Francis

Head

Married

55

1826

Somerset, England

Pheby

Francis

Wife

Married

57

1824

Queen Camel, Somerset, England

William

Francis

Son

Single

16

1865

Sparkford, Somerset, England

George

Brine

Son In Law

Single

31

1850

Sparkford, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Brine

Daughter In Law

Married

33

1848

Castle Cary, Somerset, England

Emily

Brine

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sparkford, Somerset, England

Fred

Brine

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bath, Somerset, England

Frank

Hoare

Lodger

Single

23

1858

West Camel, Somerset, England

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