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Household of Harry Major (born 1822, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.
Harry Major and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harry Major, born in 1822 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Harry was the head of the household, married to Joanna Major, born in 1825 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1856 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England), John (born 1861 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England) and George (born 1864 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Amelia, born 1877 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Harry's Visitor, Agnes Hanser, born in 1854 in Ireland.
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Harry Major's household
Harry
Major
Head
Joanna
Major
Wife
Mary
Major
Daughter
John
Major
Son
George
Major
Son
Amelia
Major
Grand Daughter
Agnes
Hanser
Visitor
| First name(s) | Harry |
| Last name | Major |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry | Major | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England | |
Joanna | Major | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Devon, England | |
Mary | Major | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England | |
John | Major | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England | |
George | Major | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England | |
Amelia | Major | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
Agnes | Hanser | Visitor | Single | 27 | 1854 | Ireland |
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