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Household of William Prowse (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, 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 Prowse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Prowse, born in 1846 in Charlton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Prowse, born in 1850 in Charlton, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1869 in Charlton, Devon, England), Annie (born 1870 in South Pool, Devon, England), James (born 1872 in South Pool, Devon, England), William (born 1874 in South Pool, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1876 in Charlton, Devon, England), Florence (born 1879 in Charlton, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Sherford, Devon, England).


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William Prowse's household

Male

William

Prowse

Head
Female

Emma

Prowse

Wife
Male

John

Prowse

Son
Female

Annie

Prowse

Daughter
Male

James

Prowse

Son
Male

William

Prowse

Son
Male

Samuel

Prowse

Son
Female

Florence

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Mary

Prowse

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Charlton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Prowse

Head

Married

35

1846

Charlton, Devon, England

Emma

Prowse

Wife

Married

31

1850

Charlton, Devon, England

John

Prowse

Son

Single

12

1869

Charlton, Devon, England

Annie

Prowse

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Pool, Devon, England

James

Prowse

Son

Single

9

1872

South Pool, Devon, England

William

Prowse

Son

Single

7

1874

South Pool, Devon, England

Samuel

Prowse

Son

Single

5

1876

Charlton, Devon, England

Florence

Prowse

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Charlton, Devon, England

Mary

Prowse

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sherford, Devon, England

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