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Household of James A Devenish (born 1832, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

James A Devenish and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Devenish, born in 1832 in Weymouth, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Flora Devenish, born in 1831 in Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Edith A F (born 1870 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Hugh P (born 1871 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Servant, Annie (born 1841 in St Just, Cornwall, England) and James A's Servant, Lavinia (born 1860 in Gulval, Cornwall, England).


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James A Devenish's household

Male

James A

Devenish

Head
Female

Flora

Devenish

Wife
Female

Edith A F

Devenish

Daughter
Male

Hugh P

Devenish

Son
Female

Annie

Hicks

Servant
Female

Lavinia

Williams

Servant
First name(s) James A
Last name Devenish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Weymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James A

Devenish

Head

Married

49

1832

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Flora

Devenish

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dorset, England

Edith A F

Devenish

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Hugh P

Devenish

Son

Single

10

1871

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Annie

Hicks

Servant

-

40

1841

St Just, Cornwall, England

Lavinia

Williams

Servant

Single

21

1860

Gulval, Cornwall, England

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