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Household of Edwin James Polham Or Potham (born 1846, Devon)

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.

Edwin James Polham Or Potham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin James Polham Or Potham, born in 1846 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Edwin James was the head of the household, married to Mary Agnes Polham Or Potham, born in 1854 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1875 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William Ernest (born 1876 in Exeter, Devon, England), Edith Emily Ann (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin James's Stepson, Charles Alford, born in 1871 in Tavistock, Devon, England.


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Edwin James Polham Or Potham's household

Male

Edwin James

Polham Or Potham

Head
Female

Mary Agnes

Polham Or Potham

Wife
Male

Charles

Alford

Stepson
Male

Henry

Polham Or Potham

Son
Male

William Ernest

Polham Or Potham

Son
Female

Edith Emily Ann

Polham Or Potham

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Polham Or Potham

Daughter
First name(s) Edwin James
Last name Polham Or Potham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin James

Polham Or Potham

Head

Married

35

1846

Devonport, Devon, England

Mary Agnes

Polham Or Potham

Wife

Married

27

1854

Tavistock, Devon, England

Charles

Alford

Stepson

Single

10

1871

Tavistock, Devon, England

Henry

Polham Or Potham

Son

Single

6

1875

Tavistock, Devon, England

William Ernest

Polham Or Potham

Son

Single

5

1876

Exeter, Devon, England

Edith Emily Ann

Polham Or Potham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Sarah Jane

Polham Or Potham

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

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