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Household of William Hext (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hext, born in 1829 in Chagford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Hext, born in 1832 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1860 in Chagford, Devon, England), William (born 1862 in Chagford, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Chagford, Devon, England), Charles (born 1869 in Chagford, Devon, England), Mark (born 1871 in Chagford, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1874 in Chagford, Devon, England).


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William Hext's household

Male

William

Hext

Head
Female

Mary A

Hext

Wife
Male

Henry

Hext

Son
Male

William

Hext

Son
Female

Ellen

Hext

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hext

Son
Male

Mark

Hext

Son
Female

Bessie

Hext

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Hext
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Chagford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hext

Head

Married

52

1829

Chagford, Devon, England

Mary A

Hext

Wife

Married

49

1832

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry

Hext

Son

Single

21

1860

Chagford, Devon, England

William

Hext

Son

Single

19

1862

Chagford, Devon, England

Ellen

Hext

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chagford, Devon, England

Charles

Hext

Son

Single

12

1869

Chagford, Devon, England

Mark

Hext

Son

Single

10

1871

Chagford, Devon, England

Bessie

Hext

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chagford, Devon, England

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