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Household of William Westacott (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Westacott and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Westacott, born in 1851 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara Westacott, born in 1854 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Rosa (born 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1873 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Gertrude (born 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), William (born 1878 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Minnie (born 1880 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Richard (born 1845 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and William's Visitor, John (born 1869 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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William Westacott's household

Male

William

Westacott

Head
Female

Clara

Westacott

Wife
Male

John

Westacott

Son
Female

Rosa

Westacott

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Westacott

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Westacott

Daughter
Male

William

Westacott

Son
Female

Minnie

Westacott

Daughter
Male

Richard

Woodman

Visitor
Male

John

Woodman

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Westacott
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Westacott

Head

Married

30

1851

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Clara

Westacott

Wife

Married

27

1854

Barnstaple, Devon, England

John

Westacott

Son

Single

12

1869

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Rosa

Westacott

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Lucy

Westacott

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Gertrude

Westacott

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barnstaple, Devon, England

William

Westacott

Son

Single

3

1878

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Minnie

Westacott

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Richard

Woodman

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Barnstaple, Devon, England

John

Woodman

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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