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Household of Ellen Tabitha Colwill (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

Ellen Tabitha Colwill and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Tabitha Colwill, born in 1836 in Iddesleigh, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Ellen Tabitha was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Bessie Anna Walter (born 1860 in Bideford, Devon, England) and William Waltor Piper (born 1868 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen Tabitha's Mother, Tabitha Piper, born in 1801 in Devon, England.


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Ellen Tabitha Colwill's household

Female

Ellen Tabitha

Colwill

Head
Female

Bessie Anna Walter

Colwill

Daughter
Male

William Waltor Piper

Colwill

Son
Female

Tabitha

Piper

Mother
First name(s) Ellen Tabitha
Last name Colwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Iddesleigh, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Ellen Tabitha

Colwill

Head

Widow

45

1836

Iddesleigh, Devon, England

Bessie Anna Walter

Colwill

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bideford, Devon, England

William Waltor Piper

Colwill

Son

Single

13

1868

Bideford, Devon, England

Tabitha

Piper

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Devon, England

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