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Household of James Counter (born 1847, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.
James Counter and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Counter, born in 1847 in Ashton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Counter, born in 1851 in Ide, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1873 in Ashton, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Devon, England), James (born 1878 in Devon, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Kenton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, Richard (born 1816 in Exeter, Devon, England) and James's Brother In Law, Samuel (born 1851 in Kenn, Devon, England).
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James Counter's household
James
Counter
Head
Mary
Counter
Wife
Mary Jane
Counter
Daughter
Ellen
Counter
Daughter
James
Counter
Son
Frederick
Counter
Son
Richard
Avery
Father In Law
Samuel
Avery
Brother In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Counter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Ashton, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Counter | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ashton, Devon, England | |
Mary | Counter | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Ide, Devon, England | |
Mary Jane | Counter | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Ashton, Devon, England | |
Ellen | Counter | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Devon, England | |
James | Counter | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Devon, England | |
Frederick | Counter | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Kenton, Devon, England | |
Richard | Avery | Father In Law | Widower | 65 | 1816 | Exeter, Devon, England | |
Samuel | Avery | Brother In Law | Single | 30 | 1851 | Kenn, Devon, England |
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