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Household of Edward Houchen (born 1830, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Edward Houchen and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Houchen, born in 1830 in Wereham, Norfolk, consisted of 13 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Anne Houchen, born in 1842 in Lyddington, Rutland, England. They had 9 children; Grace (born 1867 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Edward C (born 1871 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Henry (born 1873 in Playford, Suffolk, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Harold A (born 1876 in Cornwall, England), Clement (born 1878 in Cornwall, England), Susan M (born 1879 in Cornwall, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1817 in Crediton, Devon, England) and Edward's Servant, Dinah (born 1861 in Timberscombe, Somerset, England).


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Edward Houchen's household

Male

Edward

Houchen

Head
Female

Anne

Houchen

Wife
Female

Grace

Houchen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Houchen

Daughter
Male

Edward C

Houchen

Son
Male

Henry

Houchen

Son
Male

Arthur

Houchen

Son
Male

Harold A

Houchen

Son
Male

Clement

Houchen

Son
Female

Susan M

Houchen

Daughter
Female

Infant

Houchen

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Vile

Servant
Female

Dinah

White

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Houchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wereham, Norfolk, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Houchen

Head

Married

51

1830

Wereham, Norfolk, England

Anne

Houchen

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lyddington, Rutland, England

Grace

Houchen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Houchen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Edward C

Houchen

Son

Single

10

1871

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Henry

Houchen

Son

Single

8

1873

Playford, Suffolk, England

Arthur

Houchen

Son

Single

7

1874

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Harold A

Houchen

Son

Single

5

1876

Cornwall, England

Clement

Houchen

Son

Single

3

1878

Cornwall, England

Susan M

Houchen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cornwall, England

Infant

Houchen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Vile

Servant

Married

64

1817

Crediton, Devon, England

Dinah

White

Servant

Single

20

1861

Timberscombe, Somerset, England

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