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Household of Henry W Compton (born 1814, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, 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 W Compton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry W Compton, born in 1814 in Handley, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Henry W was the head of the household, married to Susanna Compton, born in 1814 in Pendomer, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1849 in Thornford, Dorset, England. They had 1 grandchild; Annie A, born 1873 in Thornford, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry W's Sep Son, John (born 1847 in Woking, Surrey, England) and Henry W's Servant, Mary E (born 1865 in Chetnole, Dorset, England).


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Henry W Compton's household

Male

Henry W

Compton

Head
Female

Susanna

Compton

Wife
Female

Martha

Compton

Daughter
Female

Annie A

Richards

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Baker

Sep Son
Female

Mary E

Pitcher

Servant
First name(s) Henry W
Last name Compton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Handley, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry W

Compton

Head

Married

67

1814

Handley, Dorset, England

Susanna

Compton

Wife

Married

67

1814

Pendomer, Somerset, England

Martha

Compton

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Thornford, Dorset, England

Annie A

Richards

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Thornford, Dorset, England

John

Baker

Sep Son

Single

34

1847

Woking, Surrey, England

Mary E

Pitcher

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chetnole, Dorset, England

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