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Household of William J Lockyear (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 J Lockyear and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Lockyear, born in 1835 in Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Lockyear, born in 1844 in Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Somerset, England), Ellen C (born 1868 in Somerset, England), Herman W J (born 1870 in Devon, England), Clara M (born 1874 in Devon, England) and Laura J (born 1877 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England), William J's Visitor, William H (born 1878 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and William J's Visitor, Emily E (born 1880 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).


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William J Lockyear's household

Male

William J

Lockyear

Head
Female

Sarah A

Lockyear

Wife
Female

Mary A

Lockyear

Daughter
Female

Ellen C

Lockyear

Daughter
Male

Herman W J

Lockyear

Son
Female

Clara M

Lockyear

Daughter
Female

Laura J

Lockyear

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Comming

Visitor
Male

William H

Comming

Visitor
Female

Emily E

Comming

Visitor
First name(s) William J
Last name Lockyear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Lockyear

Head

Married

46

1835

Somerset, England

Sarah A

Lockyear

Wife

Married

37

1844

Somerset, England

Mary A

Lockyear

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

Ellen C

Lockyear

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Somerset, England

Herman W J

Lockyear

Son

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Clara M

Lockyear

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Laura J

Lockyear

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Comming

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England

William H

Comming

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Emily E

Comming

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Teignmouth, Devon, England

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