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Household of Eli Mason (born 1845, Devon)

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.

Eli Mason and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Mason, born in 1845 in Lifton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Betsy Ann Mason, born in 1844 in Lifton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Devon, England) and Bessie Ann (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Eli's Father, John (born 1803 in Kelly, Devon, England), Eli's Servant, Thomas (born 1855 in Devon, England), Eli's Servant, William (born 1867 in Lifton, Devon, England) and Eli's Servant, Bessie (born 1861 in Devon, England).


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Eli Mason's household

Male

Eli

Mason

Head
Female

Betsy Ann

Mason

Wife
Male

William

Mason

Son
Female

Bessie Ann

Mason

Daughter
Male

John

Mason

Father
Male

Thomas

Harvy

Servant
Male

William

Sleeman

Servant
Female

Bessie

Cross

Servant
First name(s) Eli
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lifton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Mason

Head

Married

36

1845

Lifton, Devon, England

Betsy Ann

Mason

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lifton, Devon, England

William

Mason

Son

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Bessie Ann

Mason

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

John

Mason

Father

Widower

78

1803

Kelly, Devon, England

Thomas

Harvy

Servant

Single

26

1855

Devon, England

William

Sleeman

Servant

Single

14

1867

Lifton, Devon, England

Bessie

Cross

Servant

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

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