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Household of Benjamin Devise (born 1815, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Benjamin Devise and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Devise, born in 1815 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Devise, born in 1816 in Denbighshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1858 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Andrew J Singleton, born in 1852 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.


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Benjamin Devise's household

Male

Benjamin

Devise

Head
Female

Mary

Devise

Wife
Female

Margaret

Devise

Daughter
Male

Andrew J

Singleton

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Devise
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Devise

Head

Married

66

1815

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Devise

Wife

Married

65

1816

Denbighshire, Wales

Margaret

Devise

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Andrew J

Singleton

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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