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Household of James Kerswell (born 1845, 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 Kerswell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerswell, born in 1845 in Devon, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Kerswell, born in 1847 in Whitstone, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Exeter, Devon, England), Florence (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Exeter, Devon, England), Albert J (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England) and William H (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Richard (born 1860 in Cheriton, Devon, England), James's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Cheriton, Devon, England), James's Boarder, Walter (born 1849 in Devon, England) and James's Boarder, W H G (born 1845 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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James Kerswell's household

Male

James

Kerswell

Head
Female

Mary A

Kerswell

Wife
Female

Ellen

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Florence

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Kerswell

Daughter
Male

Albert J

Kerswell

Son
Male

William H

Kerswell

Son
Male

Richard

Saunders

Boarder
Female

Annie

Arnold

Servant
Male

Walter

Hepper

Boarder
Male

W H G

Channing

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Kerswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerswell

Head

Married

36

1845

Devon, England

Mary A

Kerswell

Wife

Married

34

1847

Whitstone, Devon, England

Ellen

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Exeter, Devon, England

Florence

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary A

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Exeter, Devon, England

Albert J

Kerswell

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

William H

Kerswell

Son

Single

0

1881

-

Richard

Saunders

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Cheriton, Devon, England

Annie

Arnold

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cheriton, Devon, England

Walter

Hepper

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Devon, England

W H G

Channing

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Plymouth, Devon, England

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