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Household of William Mortimer (born 1830, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Mortimer and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mortimer, born in 1830 in Dunsford, Devon, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Julia S Mortimer, born in 1835 in Clayhidon, Devon, England. They had 10 children; William H (born 1859 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Alice J (born 1861 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Mary R (born 1865 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Gilbert W (born 1867 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Philip (born 1869 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Lucy M (born 1870 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Julia B (born 1874 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England), Arthur E (born 1876 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England) and Walter E (born 1879 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Governess, Lucy (born 1858 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1834 in Exeter, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Charles M (born 1849 in Devon, England).


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William Mortimer's household

Male

William

Mortimer

Head
Female

Julia S

Mortimer

Wife
Male

William H

Mortimer

Son
Female

Alice J

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Mary R

Mortimer

Daughter
Male

Gilbert W

Mortimer

Son
Male

Philip

Mortimer

Son
Female

Lucy M

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Julia B

Mortimer

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Mortimer

Son
Male

Walter E

Mortimer

Son
Female

Lucy

Paggett

Governess
Male

William

Mays

Servant
Male

Charles M

Rice

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dunsford, Devon, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mortimer

Head

Married

51

1830

Dunsford, Devon, England

Julia S

Mortimer

Wife

Married

46

1835

Clayhidon, Devon, England

William H

Mortimer

Son

Single

22

1859

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Alice J

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Mary R

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Gilbert W

Mortimer

Son

Single

14

1867

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Philip

Mortimer

Son

Single

12

1869

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Lucy M

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Ellen

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Julia B

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Arthur E

Mortimer

Son

Single

5

1876

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Walter E

Mortimer

Son

Single

2

1879

Berry Pomeroy, Devon, England

Lucy

Paggett

Governess

Single

23

1858

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

William

Mays

Servant

Widower

47

1834

Exeter, Devon, England

Charles M

Rice

Servant

Single

32

1849

Devon, England

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