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Household of William R West (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 R West and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R West, born in 1842 in Stonehouse, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Annie West, born in 1838 in Yarnscombe, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edith E (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Emily P (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William H (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Frances M (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and George T (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Lodger, Jessie Robinson, born in 1864 in Barking, Essex, England.


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William R West's household

Male

William R

West

Head
Female

Annie

West

Wife
Female

Annie

West

Daughter
Female

Edith E

West

Daughter
Female

Emily P

West

Daughter
Male

William H

West

Son
Female

Frances M

West

Daughter
Male

George T

West

Son
Female

Jessie

Robinson

Lodger
First name(s) William R
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stonehouse, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

West

Head

Married

39

1842

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Annie

West

Wife

Married

43

1838

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Annie

West

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edith E

West

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily P

West

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

William H

West

Son

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Frances M

West

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

George T

West

Son

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jessie

Robinson

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Barking, Essex, England

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