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Household of Walter Skinner (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

Walter Skinner and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Skinner, born in 1848 in St Ives, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Louisa Skinner, born in 1850 in Modbury, Devon, England. They had 1 child; William J, born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Walter's Step Daughter, Louisa (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Walter's Father, John (born 1812 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Walter's Boardaughter, William H (born 1860 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), Walter's Boardaughter, William (born 1860 in Cornwall, England) and Walter's Boardaughter, Thomas (born 1857 in Devon, England).


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Walter Skinner's household

Male

Walter

Skinner

Head
Female

Louisa

Skinner

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Miller

Step Daughter
Female

Louisa

Miller

Step Daughter
Male

William J

Skinner

Son
Male

John

Skinner

Father
Male

William H

Doidge

Boardaughter
Male

William

Rendle

Boardaughter
Male

Thomas

Sherman

Boardaughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Ives, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Skinner

Head

Married

33

1848

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Louisa

Skinner

Wife

Married

31

1850

Modbury, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Miller

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Louisa

Miller

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

William J

Skinner

Son

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Skinner

Father

Widower

69

1812

Plymouth, Devon, England

William H

Doidge

Boardaughter

Single

21

1860

Whitchurch, Devon, England

William

Rendle

Boardaughter

Single

21

1860

Cornwall, England

Thomas

Sherman

Boardaughter

Married

24

1857

Devon, England

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