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Household of William Scawn (born 1835, 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 Scawn and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scawn, born in 1835 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Scawn, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Norman (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Charlotte Arnot, born in 1840 in Stonehouse, Devon, England.


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William Scawn's household

Male

William

Scawn

Head
Female

Louisa

Scawn

Wife
Male

Thomas

Scawn

Son
Male

Norman

Scawn

Son
Female

Charlotte

Arnot

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scawn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scawn

Head

Married

46

1835

Tavistock, Devon, England

Louisa

Scawn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Plymouth, Devon, England

Thomas

Scawn

Son

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Norman

Scawn

Son

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Charlotte

Arnot

Servant

Single

41

1840

Stonehouse, Devon, England

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