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Household of William Venn (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dulverton, Somerset, 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 Venn and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Venn, born in 1836 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Venn, born in 1839 in Oakford, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Somerset, England), John (born 1874 in Somerset, England), Mary (born 1877 in Somerset, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Clayhanger, Devon, England), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1867 in Dulverton, Somerset, England) and William's Labourer, James (born 1809 in Dunster, Somerset, England).


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William Venn's household

Male

William

Venn

Head
Female

Jane

Venn

Wife
Male

William

Venn

Son
Male

John

Venn

Son
Female

Mary

Venn

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Venn

Daughter
Male

William

Coast

Servant
Female

Ellen

Chilcott

Servant
Male

James

Heard

Labourer
First name(s) William
Last name Venn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Venn

Head

Married

45

1836

Somerset, England

Jane

Venn

Wife

Married

42

1839

Oakford, Devon, England

William

Venn

Son

Single

12

1869

Somerset, England

John

Venn

Son

Single

7

1874

Somerset, England

Mary

Venn

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Venn

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Somerset, England

William

Coast

Servant

Single

19

1862

Clayhanger, Devon, England

Ellen

Chilcott

Servant

Single

14

1867

Dulverton, Somerset, England

James

Heard

Labourer

Single

72

1809

Dunster, Somerset, England

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