Laura Ruse in Devon in the 1881 Census

Details of Laura Ruse of ?, Plymstock, Devon, England

First name(s): Laura
Last name: Ruse
Relationship: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Gender: Female
Age: 7
Birth year: 1874
Occupation: Scholar
Birth town: Plymstock
Birth county: Devon
Birth place: England
Street: ?
Town: —
Parish: Plymstock
County: Devon
Country: England
Registration district: Plympton St Mary

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Richard	Last name Ruse	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 41	Birth year 1840	Occupation Baker	Birth place Guernsey, Channel Islands
First name(s) Susan	Last name Ruse	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 43	Birth year 1838	Occupation -	Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England
First name(s) Louisa	Last name Ruse	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation General Servant	Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England
First name(s) Richard	Last name Ruse	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Shipwright	Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England
First name(s) Samuel	Last name Ruse	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation General Servant (Dom)	Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England
First name(s) Clara	Last name Ruse	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England
First name(s) Amy	Last name Ruse	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England
First name(s) Susan	Last name Ruse	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England
First name(s) Florence	Last name Ruse	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England
First name(s) Charles	Last name Ruse	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England
First name(s) Annie	Last name Ruse	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Plymstock, 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 Ruse family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Laura Ruse and 11 other people

Ruse family summary

NAME: Laura Ruse
BORN: 1874
BIRTH COUNTY: Devon
ADDRESS IN 1881: Plymstock, Devon, England