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Household of Abel Symons (born 1832, 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.

Abel Symons and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Symons, born in 1832 in Tawstock, Devon, consisted of 15 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Emily Symons, born in 1838 in Tawstock, Devon, England. They had 12 children; Ambrose (born 1858 in Tawstock, Devon, England), William (born 1860 in Tawstock, Devon, England), John (born 1861 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Walter (born 1863 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Abel (born 1865 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Henry (born 1867 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Emily (born 1869 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1877 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and Noah (born 1879 in Tawstock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Servant, Emily Leathorne, born in 1851 in High Bickington, Devon, England.


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Abel Symons's household

Male

Abel

Symons

Head
Female

Emily

Symons

Wife
Male

Ambrose

Symons

Son
Male

William

Symons

Son
Male

John

Symons

Son
Male

Walter

Symons

Son
Male

Abel

Symons

Son
Male

Henry

Symons

Son
Female

Emily

Symons

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Symons

Son
Male

Edwin

Symons

Son
Female

Ellen

Symons

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Symons

Daughter
Male

Noah

Symons

Son
Female

Emily

Leathorne

Servant
First name(s) Abel
Last name Symons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Tawstock, Devon, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Symons

Head

Married

49

1832

Tawstock, Devon, England

Emily

Symons

Wife

Married

43

1838

Tawstock, Devon, England

Ambrose

Symons

Son

Single

23

1858

Tawstock, Devon, England

William

Symons

Son

Single

21

1860

Tawstock, Devon, England

John

Symons

Son

Single

20

1861

Tawstock, Devon, England

Walter

Symons

Son

Single

18

1863

Tawstock, Devon, England

Abel

Symons

Son

Single

16

1865

Tawstock, Devon, England

Henry

Symons

Son

Single

14

1867

Tawstock, Devon, England

Emily

Symons

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tawstock, Devon, England

Thomas

Symons

Son

Single

10

1871

Tawstock, Devon, England

Edwin

Symons

Son

Single

8

1873

Tawstock, Devon, England

Ellen

Symons

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tawstock, Devon, England

Bessie

Symons

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tawstock, Devon, England

Noah

Symons

Son

Single

2

1879

Tawstock, Devon, England

Emily

Leathorne

Servant

Single

30

1851

High Bickington, Devon, England

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