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Household of James Devenish (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 Devenish and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Devenish, born in 1841 in Great Waltham, Essex, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Devenish, born in 1843 in Ashingdon, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Rayleigh, Essex, England), Annie (born 1871 in Rayleigh, Essex, England), Charles (born 1873 in Rayleigh, Essex, England), Edward B (born 1875 in Rayleigh, Essex, England), Florrie (born 1878 in Rayleigh, Essex, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Rayleigh, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary A (born 1860 in Stock, Essex, England), James's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Rochford, Essex, England), James's Servant, Joseph (born 1859 in Ingatestone, Essex, England) and James's Servant, James (born 1866 in Rayleigh, Essex, England).


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James Devenish's household

Male

James

Devenish

Head
Female

Mary A

Devenish

Wife
Female

Ellen

Devenish

Daughter
Female

Annie

Devenish

Daughter
Male

Charles

Devenish

Son
Male

Edward B

Devenish

Son
Female

Florrie

Devenish

Daughter
Female

Edith

Devenish

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Bowen

Servant
Female

Ellen

King

Servant
Male

Joseph

Barnes

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Devenish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Great Waltham, Essex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Devenish

Head

Married

40

1841

Great Waltham, Essex, England

Mary A

Devenish

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ashingdon, Essex, England

Ellen

Devenish

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Annie

Devenish

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Charles

Devenish

Son

Single

8

1873

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Edward B

Devenish

Son

Single

6

1875

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Florrie

Devenish

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Edith

Devenish

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Mary A

Bowen

Servant

Single

21

1860

Stock, Essex, England

Ellen

King

Servant

Single

20

1861

Rochford, Essex, England

Joseph

Barnes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ingatestone, Essex, England

James

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Rayleigh, Essex, England

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