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Household of Henry Major (born 1838, 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.

Henry Major and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Major, born in 1838 in Newton Abbot, Devon, consisted of 16 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Major, born in 1834 in Denbury, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1866 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Emma Maud (born 1870 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), William Ernest (born 1875 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Julian Beatrice (born 1879 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Bessie (born 1849 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Hannah Jane (born 1857 in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England), Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Fanny (born 1848 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Clara (born 1855 in St Austell, Cornwall, England), Henry's Servant, John (born 1849 in St Austell, Cornwall, England), Henry's Boarder, Albert C Esq (born 1859 in Jersey, Channel Islands), Henry's Visitor, James (born 1831 in Norton, Derbyshire, England) and Henry's Lodger, Albert (born 1863 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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Henry Major's household

Male

Henry

Major

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Major

Wife
Male

Albert

Major

Son
Female

Emma Maud

Major

Daughter
Male

William Ernest

Major

Son
Female

Julian Beatrice

Major

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Coppleston

Servant
Female

Hannah Jane

Cole

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dore

Servant
Female

Fanny

Jeffrys

Servant
Female

Mary

Sparks

Servant
Female

Clara

Mitchel

Servant
Male

John

Barbery

Servant
Male

Albert C Esq

Seymore

Boarder
Male

James

Uall

Visitor
Male

Albert

Godfrey

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Major

Head

Married

43

1838

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Major

Wife

Married

47

1834

Denbury, Devon, England

Albert

Major

Son

Single

15

1866

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Emma Maud

Major

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

William Ernest

Major

Son

Single

6

1875

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Julian Beatrice

Major

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Bessie

Coppleston

Servant

Single

32

1849

Tavistock, Devon, England

Hannah Jane

Cole

Servant

Single

24

1857

Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Dore

Servant

Single

20

1861

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Fanny

Jeffrys

Servant

Single

33

1848

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Mary

Sparks

Servant

Single

16

1865

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Clara

Mitchel

Servant

Single

26

1855

St Austell, Cornwall, England

John

Barbery

Servant

Single

32

1849

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Albert C Esq

Seymore

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Jersey, Channel Islands

James

Uall

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Norton, Derbyshire, England

Albert

Godfrey

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Tiverton, Devon, England

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