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Household of William Hellings (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 Hellings and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hellings, born in 1841 in Torrington, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Hellings, born in 1848 in St Giles, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John Francis (born 1876 in Torrington, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Torrington, Devon, England) and Henry Charley (born 1881 in Torrington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Rebecca (born 1854 in St Giles, Devon, England), William's Nephew, Charles Wm (born 1875 in St Giles, Devon, England) and William's Nephew, Francis John (born 1878 in St Giles, Devon, England).


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William Hellings's household

Male

William

Hellings

Head
Female

Eliza

Hellings

Wife
Male

John Francis

Hellings

Son
Female

Louisa

Hellings

Daughter
Male

Henry Charley

Hellings

Son
Female

Rebecca

Kelly

Sister In Law
Male

Charles Wm

Kelly

Nephew
Male

Francis John

Kelly

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Hellings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hellings

Head

Married

40

1841

Torrington, Devon, England

Eliza

Hellings

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Giles, Devon, England

John Francis

Hellings

Son

Single

5

1876

Torrington, Devon, England

Louisa

Hellings

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torrington, Devon, England

Henry Charley

Hellings

Son

Single

0

1881

Torrington, Devon, England

Rebecca

Kelly

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

St Giles, Devon, England

Charles Wm

Kelly

Nephew

Single

6

1875

St Giles, Devon, England

Francis John

Kelly

Nephew

Single

3

1878

St Giles, Devon, England

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