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Household of William Soby (born 1823, 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 Soby and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Soby, born in 1823 in Halwill, Devon, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charity Soby, born in 1833 in Halwill, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Mary Ann (born 1854 in Halwill, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1856 in Halwill, Devon, England), Josias (born 1860 in Halwill, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1861 in Halwill, Devon, England), John H (born 1864 in Halwill, Devon, England), Emma (born 1868 in Halwill, Devon, England), Laura (born 1871 in Halwill, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Halwill, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1877 in Halwill, Devon, England).


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William Soby's household

Male

William

Soby

Head
Female

Charity

Soby

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Soby

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Soby

Daughter
Male

Josias

Soby

Son
Male

Edwin

Soby

Son
Male

John H

Soby

Son
Female

Emma

Soby

Daughter
Female

Laura

Soby

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Soby

Son
Male

Ernest

Soby

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Soby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Halwill, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Soby

Head

Married

58

1823

Halwill, Devon, England

Charity

Soby

Wife

Married

48

1833

Halwill, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Soby

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Halwill, Devon, England

Ellen

Soby

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Halwill, Devon, England

Josias

Soby

Son

Single

21

1860

Halwill, Devon, England

Edwin

Soby

Son

Single

20

1861

Halwill, Devon, England

John H

Soby

Son

Single

17

1864

Halwill, Devon, England

Emma

Soby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Halwill, Devon, England

Laura

Soby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halwill, Devon, England

Alfred

Soby

Son

Single

7

1874

Halwill, Devon, England

Ernest

Soby

Son

Single

4

1877

Halwill, Devon, England

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