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Household of James Dyer (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Dyer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dyer, born in 1839 in Charles, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dyer, born in 1846 in Westdowns, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Fred (born 1869 in Westdowns, Devon, England), Albert (born 1876 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Earnest (born 1880 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Harry O (born 1865 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Everilda K (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in West Down, Devon, England) and James's Lodger Head, John (born 1840 in Plympton, Devon, England).


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James Dyer's household

Male

James

Dyer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dyer

Wife
Male

Fred

Dyer

Son
Male

Albert

Dyer

Son
Male

Earnest

Dyer

Son
Female

Mary

Phillips

Servant
Male

John

Crews

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Crews

Wife
Male

Harry O

Crews

Son
Female

Everilda K

Crews

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Charles, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dyer

Head

Married

42

1839

Charles, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dyer

Wife

Married

35

1846

Westdowns, Devon, England

Fred

Dyer

Son

Single

12

1869

Westdowns, Devon, England

Albert

Dyer

Son

Single

5

1876

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Earnest

Dyer

Son

Single

1

1880

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Mary

Phillips

Servant

Single

14

1867

West Down, Devon, England

John

Crews

Lodger Head

Married

41

1840

Plympton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Crews

Wife

Married

47

1834

Devon, England

Harry O

Crews

Son

Single

16

1865

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Everilda K

Crews

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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