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Household of Edward J Opie (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 J Opie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Opie, born in 1848 in Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to Mary A Opie, born in 1842 in Paignton, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1869 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Esther M (born 1870 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Elizabeth A (born 1872 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), William (born 1874 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Edward (born 1876 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), Mary L F (born 1877 in Bere Alston, Devon, England) and James H (born 1879 in Bere Alston, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward J's Father In Law, William Brimbecom, born in 1811 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England.


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Edward J Opie's household

Male

Edward J

Opie

Head
Female

Mary A

Opie

Wife
Male

John

Opie

Son
Female

Esther M

Opie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Opie

Daughter
Male

William

Opie

Son
Male

Edward

Opie

Son
Female

Mary L F

Opie

Daughter
Male

James H

Opie

Son
Male

William

Brimbecom

Father In Law
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Opie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Opie

Head

Married

33

1848

Cornwall, England

Mary A

Opie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Paignton, Devon, England

John

Opie

Son

Single

12

1869

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Esther M

Opie

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Opie

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bere Alston, Devon, England

William

Opie

Son

Single

7

1874

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Edward

Opie

Son

Single

5

1876

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Mary L F

Opie

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bere Alston, Devon, England

James H

Opie

Son

Single

2

1879

Bere Alston, Devon, England

William

Brimbecom

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

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