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Household of Absalom Palmer (born 1822, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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.

Absalom Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Absalom Palmer, born in 1822 in Okehampton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Absalom was the head of the household, married to Grace Palmer, born in 1822 in Spreyton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Gilbert (born 1845 in Bow, Devon, England), Grace (born 1860 in Okehampton, Devon, England) and Fanny (born 1863 in Okehampton, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; George (born 1871 in Okehampton, Devon, England), Gilbert (born 1873 in Spreyton, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1876 in Spreyton, Devon, England).


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Absalom Palmer's household

Male

Absalom

Palmer

Head
Female

Grace

Palmer

Wife
Male

Gilbert

Ingerson

Son
Female

Grace

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Palmer

Daughter
Male

George

Palmer

Grand Son
Male

Gilbert

Ingerson

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Ingerson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Absalom
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Okehampton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Absalom

Palmer

Head

Married

59

1822

Okehampton, Devon, England

Grace

Palmer

Wife

Married

59

1822

Spreyton, Devon, England

Gilbert

Ingerson

Son

Widower

36

1845

Bow, Devon, England

Grace

Palmer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Okehampton, Devon, England

Fanny

Palmer

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Okehampton, Devon, England

George

Palmer

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Okehampton, Devon, England

Gilbert

Ingerson

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Spreyton, Devon, England

Alice

Ingerson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Spreyton, Devon, England

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