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Household of William Palmer (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Palmer, born in 1834 in Lewdown, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Palmer, born in 1841 in Flushing, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; John H (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), James (born 1867 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Richard (born 1871 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Samuel (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Clara (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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William Palmer's household

Male

William

Palmer

Head
Female

Eliza

Palmer

Wife
Male

John H

Palmer

Son
Male

James

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary J

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Richard

Palmer

Son
Male

Samuel

Palmer

Son
Female

Clara

Palmer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lewdown, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Palmer

Head

Married

47

1834

Lewdown, Devon, England

Eliza

Palmer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Flushing, Cornwall, England

John H

Palmer

Son

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

James

Palmer

Son

Single

14

1867

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary J

Palmer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Richard

Palmer

Son

Single

10

1871

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Palmer

Son

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Clara

Palmer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

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