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Household of William Skinner (born 1840, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skinner, born in 1840 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Skinner, born in 1840 in Dartington, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Henry E (born 1866 in Dartington, Devon, England), Fred (born 1868 in Dartington, Devon, England), Hubert (born 1870 in Dartington, Devon, England), Edwin G (born 1871 in Dartington, Devon, England), Philip L W (born 1873 in Dartington, Devon, England) and Bertha R E (born 1875 in Dartington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Mother, Elizabeth Harvey, born in 1804 in Dartington, Devon, England.


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William Skinner's household

Male

William

Skinner

Head
Female

Eliza

Skinner

Wife
Male

Henry E

Skinner

Son
Male

Fred

Skinner

Son
Male

Hubert

Skinner

Son
Male

Edwin G

Skinner

Son
Male

Philip L W

Skinner

Son
Female

Bertha R E

Skinner

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harvey

Wifes Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skinner

Head

Married

41

1840

Exeter, Devon, England

Eliza

Skinner

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dartington, Devon, England

Henry E

Skinner

Son

Single

15

1866

Dartington, Devon, England

Fred

Skinner

Son

Single

13

1868

Dartington, Devon, England

Hubert

Skinner

Son

Single

11

1870

Dartington, Devon, England

Edwin G

Skinner

Son

Single

10

1871

Dartington, Devon, England

Philip L W

Skinner

Son

Single

8

1873

Dartington, Devon, England

Bertha R E

Skinner

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dartington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Harvey

Wifes Mother

Widow

77

1804

Dartington, Devon, England

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