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Household of William Hobbs (born 1825, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Germans, Cornwall, 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 Hobbs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hobbs, born in 1825 in St Stephens, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Hobbs, born in 1838 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Selina A (born 1874 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England) and Bessie (born 1875 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, William (born 1797 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), William's Niece, Lavinia M (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Louisa (born 1858 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England) and William's Servant, George (born 1866 in St Stephens, Cornwall, England).


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William Hobbs's household

Male

William

Hobbs

Head
Female

Sarah A

Hobbs

Wife
Female

Selina A

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

William

Hobbs

Father
Female

Lavinia M

Haydock

Niece
Female

Louisa

Smale

Servant
Male

George

Lang

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place St Stephens, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hobbs

Head

Married

56

1825

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

Sarah A

Hobbs

Wife

Married

43

1838

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

Selina A

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

William

Hobbs

Father

Widower

84

1797

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Lavinia M

Haydock

Niece

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Smale

Servant

Single

23

1858

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

George

Lang

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Stephens, Cornwall, England

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