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Household of William Poole (born 1854, Somerset)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Poole, born in 1854 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Poole, born in 1856 in North Molton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1878 in Somerset, England), Prudence A (born 1879 in Devon, England) and Mary G (born 1881 in Countisbury, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Eliza (born 1871 in Lynton, Devon, England), William's Niece, Fanny E (born 1873 in Lynton, Devon, England) and William's Nephew, Elonr E (born 1878 in Lynton, Devon, England).


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William Poole's household

Male

William

Poole

Head
Female

Grace

Poole

Wife
Male

John E

Poole

Son
Female

Prudence A

Poole

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Poole

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Harris

Niece
Female

Fanny E

Harris

Niece
Male

Elonr E

Harris

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Poole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Poole

Head

Married

27

1854

Somerset, England

Grace

Poole

Wife

Married

25

1856

North Molton, Devon, England

John E

Poole

Son

Single

3

1878

Somerset, England

Prudence A

Poole

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Mary G

Poole

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Countisbury, Devon, England

Eliza

Harris

Niece

Single

10

1871

Lynton, Devon, England

Fanny E

Harris

Niece

Single

8

1873

Lynton, Devon, England

Elonr E

Harris

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Lynton, Devon, England

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