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Household of William Skinner (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skinner, born in 1828 in Thornbury, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Thirza Skinner, born in 1829 in Cookbury, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Sophia (born 1859 in Cookbury, Devon, England), William (born 1862 in Cookbury, Devon, England) and John (born 1865 in Cookbury, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Daniel, born 1881 in Hollacombe, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Caroline (born 1797 in Cookbury, Devon, England), William's Servant, Juano (born 1831 in Devon, England), William's Servant, Henry (born 1856 in Cookbury, Devon, England) and William's Servant, George (born 1869 in Devon, England).


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William Skinner's household

Male

William

Skinner

Head
Female

Thirza

Skinner

Wife
Female

Sophia

Pulkinghorn

Daughter
Male

William

Skinner

Son
Male

John

Skinner

Son
Male

Daniel

Pulkinghorn

Grand Son
Female

Caroline

Brimacombe

Mother In Law
Female

Juano

Cole

Servant
Male

Henry

Ley

Servant
Male

George

Rich

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Thornbury, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skinner

Head

Married

53

1828

Thornbury, Devon, England

Thirza

Skinner

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cookbury, Devon, England

Sophia

Pulkinghorn

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Cookbury, Devon, England

William

Skinner

Son

Single

19

1862

Cookbury, Devon, England

John

Skinner

Son

Single

16

1865

Cookbury, Devon, England

Daniel

Pulkinghorn

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Hollacombe, Devon, England

Caroline

Brimacombe

Mother In Law

Widow

84

1797

Cookbury, Devon, England

Juano

Cole

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Devon, England

Henry

Ley

Servant

Single

25

1856

Cookbury, Devon, England

George

Rich

Servant

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

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