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Household of William Hext (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Hext and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hext, born in 1852 in Ilsington, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joanna Hext, born in 1848 in Lustleigh, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Susanna (born 1873 in Ilsington, Devon, England), William H (born 1878 in Ilsington, Devon, England) and Sarah E (born 1880 in Ilsington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, William Widdicombe, born in 1815 in Devon, England.


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William Hext's household

Male

William

Hext

Head
Female

Joanna

Hext

Wife
Female

Susanna

Hext

Daughter
Male

William H

Hext

Son
Female

Sarah E

Hext

Daughter
Male

William

Widdicombe

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Hext
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ilsington, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hext

Head

Married

29

1852

Ilsington, Devon, England

Joanna

Hext

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lustleigh, Devon, England

Susanna

Hext

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ilsington, Devon, England

William H

Hext

Son

Single

3

1878

Ilsington, Devon, England

Sarah E

Hext

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ilsington, Devon, England

William

Widdicombe

Father In Law

Widower

66

1815

Devon, England

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