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Household of William P Grills (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 P Grills and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William P Grills, born in 1839 in Northam, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William P was the head of the household, married to Harriett Grills, born in 1843 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Frederick (born 1864 in Torquay, Devon, England), Harriett (born 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1874 in Torquay, Devon, England), Charles (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England), Eva (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William P's Visitor, Dinah Richards, born in 1835 in Somerset, England.


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William P Grills's household

Male

William P

Grills

Head
Female

Harriett

Grills

Wife
Male

Frederick

Grills

Son
Female

Harriett

Grills

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Grills

Son
Male

Charles

Grills

Son
Female

Eva

Grills

Daughter
Female

Alice

Grills

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Richards

Visitor
First name(s) William P
Last name Grills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Northam, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William P

Grills

Head

Married

42

1839

Northam, Devon, England

Harriett

Grills

Wife

Married

38

1843

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Frederick

Grills

Son

Single

17

1864

Torquay, Devon, England

Harriett

Grills

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Torquay, Devon, England

Edwin

Grills

Son

Single

7

1874

Torquay, Devon, England

Charles

Grills

Son

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Eva

Grills

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

Alice

Grills

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Torquay, Devon, England

Dinah

Richards

Visitor

-

46

1835

Somerset, England

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