Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Sleep (born 1823, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Sleep and 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sleep, born in 1823 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sleep, born in 1820 in Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Frederick (born 1852 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1856 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Sleep's household

Male

William

Sleep

Head
Female

Eliza

Sleep

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sleep

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sleep

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sleep
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sleep

Head

Married

58

1823

Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Sleep

Wife

Married

61

1820

Somerset, England

Frederick

Sleep

Son

Single

29

1852

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sleep

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Plymouth, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Sleep in Plymouth in 1881, and follow the Sleep family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Sleep

We’ve found William Sleep in 76 family trees. Find out more about William Sleep's household and view the Sleep family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census