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Household of Benjamin Skinner (born 1815, 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.

Benjamin Skinner and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Skinner, born in 1815 in Marwood, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Skinner, born in 1821 in Eastdown, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1847 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Clare (born 1853 in Instow, Devon, England) and Archibald (born 1857 in Instow, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Evelyn R, born 1879 in Bath, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Ann (born 1863 in Parkham, Devon, England), Benjamin's Servant, William (born 1860 in Instow, Devon, England), Benjamin's Visitor, Thomas (born 1819 in Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Visitor, Christopher (born 1824 in Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Skinner's household

Male

Benjamin

Skinner

Head
Female

Mary

Skinner

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Skinner

Daughter
Female

Clare

Skinner

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Skinner

Son
Female

Ann

Jeffery

Servant
Male

William

Parkhouse

Servant
Female

Evelyn R

Nicholls

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Clark

Visitor
Male

Christopher

Smyth

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Marwood, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Skinner

Head

Married

66

1815

Marwood, Devon, England

Mary

Skinner

Wife

Married

60

1821

Eastdown, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Skinner

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Clare

Skinner

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Instow, Devon, England

Archibald

Skinner

Son

Single

24

1857

Instow, Devon, England

Ann

Jeffery

Servant

Single

18

1863

Parkham, Devon, England

William

Parkhouse

Servant

Single

21

1860

Instow, Devon, England

Evelyn R

Nicholls

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bath, Somerset, England

Thomas

Clark

Visitor

Married

62

1819

Middlesex, England

Christopher

Smyth

Visitor

Single

57

1824

Middlesex, England

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