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Household of William Vigars (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Vigars and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Vigars, born in 1846 in Devon, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Vigars, born in 1843 in Devon, England. They had 8 children; Fredrick (born 1868 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England), John Henry (born 1873 in Devon, England), John Daniel (born 1875 in Devon, England), Charley (born 1877 in Devon, England), Earnest (born 1879 in Devon, England), Sidney (born 1880 in Devon, England), William (born 1876 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England) and Charley (born 1879 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1858 in Okehampton, Devon, England) and William's Relative, Eliza (born 1851 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England).


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William Vigars's household

Male

William

Vigars

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Vigars

Wife
Male

Fredrick

Vigars

Son
Male

John Henry

Vigars

Son
Male

John Daniel

Vigars

Son
Male

Charley

Vigars

Son
Male

Earnest

Vigars

Son
Male

Sidney

Vigars

Son
Male

John

Seymore

Servant
Female

Eliza

Rice

Relative
Male

William

Rice

Son
Male

Charley

Rice

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Vigars
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Vigars

Head

Married

35

1846

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Vigars

Wife

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Fredrick

Vigars

Son

Single

13

1868

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

John Henry

Vigars

Son

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

John Daniel

Vigars

Son

Single

6

1875

Devon, England

Charley

Vigars

Son

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Earnest

Vigars

Son

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Sidney

Vigars

Son

Single

1

1880

Devon, England

John

Seymore

Servant

Single

23

1858

Okehampton, Devon, England

Eliza

Rice

Relative

Married

30

1851

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

William

Rice

Son

Single

5

1876

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

Charley

Rice

Son

Single

2

1879

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

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