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Household of William Hexter (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 Hexter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hexter, born in 1847 in Devon, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hexter, born in 1852 in Devon, England. They had 6 children; Frances (born 1869 in Devon, England), Henry (born 1871 in Devon, England), Edith P (born 1876 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Alice L (born 1877 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), William (born 1879 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and Arthur C (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Frances (born 1807 in Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Mary L (born 1858 in Chudleigh, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Harriet (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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William Hexter's household

Male

William

Hexter

Head
Female

Ellen

Hexter

Wife
Female

Frances

Hexter

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hexter

Son
Female

Edith P

Hexter

Daughter
Female

Alice L

Hexter

Daughter
Male

William

Hexter

Son
Male

Arthur C

Hexter

Son
Female

Frances

Hexter

Mother
Female

Mary L

Tackett

Servant
Female

Harriet

Pester

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hexter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hexter

Head

Married

34

1847

Devon, England

Ellen

Hexter

Wife

Married

29

1852

Devon, England

Frances

Hexter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

Henry

Hexter

Son

Single

10

1871

Devon, England

Edith P

Hexter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Alice L

Hexter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southampton, Hampshire, England

William

Hexter

Son

Single

2

1879

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Arthur C

Hexter

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Frances

Hexter

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Cornwall, England

Mary L

Tackett

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Harriet

Pester

Servant

Single

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

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