William Broom in Devon in the 1881 Census

Details of William Broom of New Street, Cullompton, Devon, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Broom
Relationship: Father
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Birth year: 1826
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Birth town: Cullompton
Birth county: Devon
Birth place: England
Street: New Street
Town: —
Parish: Cullompton
County: Devon
Country: England
Registration district: Tiverton

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) John	Last name Ingersent	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation Tanners Laborer	Birth place Cullompton, Devon, England
First name(s) Sarah Ann	Last name Ingersent	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Tanners Laborer Wife	Birth place Cullompton, Devon, England
First name(s) Fred	Last name Ingersent	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cullompton, Devon, England
First name(s) William J	Last name Ingersent	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Cullompton, Devon, England
First name(s) Mark	Last name Broom	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Masons Laborer	Birth place Cullompton, Devon, England
First name(s) Frank	Last name Broom	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Masons Laborer	Birth place Cullompton, Devon, England
First name(s) John	Last name Denner	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Tanners Laborer	Birth place Halberton, Devon, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Broom family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Broom and 7 other people

Broom family summary

NAME: William Broom
BORN: 1826
BIRTH COUNTY: Devon
ADDRESS IN 1881: Cullompton, Devon, England