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Household of William Perring (born 1842, 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 Perring and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Perring, born in 1842 in Harberton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Perring, born in 1842 in Highweek, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Laura Emley (born 1872 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Catherine Mary (born 1878 in Highweek, Devon, England), Frederick John (born 1879 in Highweek, Devon, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Highweek, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepdaughter, Sarah (born 1865 in Highweek, Devon, England), William's Stepson, William G (born 1868 in Highweek, Devon, England) and William's Mother In Law, Maria (born 1811 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, England).


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William Perring's household

Male

William

Perring

Head
Female

Sarah

Perring

Wife
Female

Sarah

Widdecombe

Stepdaughter
Male

William G

Widdecombe

Stepson
Female

Laura Emley

Perring

Daughter
Female

Catherine Mary

Perring

Daughter
Male

Frederick John

Perring

Son
Female

Bertha

Perring

Daughter
Female

Maria

Eales

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Perring
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Harberton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Perring

Head

Married

39

1842

Harberton, Devon, England

Sarah

Perring

Wife

Married

39

1842

Highweek, Devon, England

Sarah

Widdecombe

Stepdaughter

Single

16

1865

Highweek, Devon, England

William G

Widdecombe

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Highweek, Devon, England

Laura Emley

Perring

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Catherine Mary

Perring

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Highweek, Devon, England

Frederick John

Perring

Son

Single

2

1879

Highweek, Devon, England

Bertha

Perring

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Highweek, Devon, England

Maria

Eales

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

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