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Household of James Kerswell (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerswell, born in 1834 in Halwell, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kerswell, born in 1840 in Halwell, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Grace (born 1869 in Halwell, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1871 in Halwell, Devon, England), Jane (born 1873 in Halwell, Devon, England), Harry (born 1875 in Halwell, Devon, England), John (born 1877 in Halwell, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1878 in Halwell, Devon, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Halwell, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Grace Pepperell, born in 1808 in Halwell, Devon, England.


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James Kerswell's household

Male

James

Kerswell

Head
Female

Sarah

Kerswell

Wife
Female

Grace

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kerswell

Daughter
Male

Harry

Kerswell

Son
Male

John

Kerswell

Son
Female

Lucy

Kerswell

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Kerswell

Son
Female

Grace

Pepperell

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Kerswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Halwell, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerswell

Head

Married

47

1834

Halwell, Devon, England

Sarah

Kerswell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Halwell, Devon, England

Grace

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Halwell, Devon, England

Jessie

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halwell, Devon, England

Jane

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halwell, Devon, England

Harry

Kerswell

Son

Single

6

1875

Halwell, Devon, England

John

Kerswell

Son

Single

4

1877

Halwell, Devon, England

Lucy

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halwell, Devon, England

Samuel

Kerswell

Son

Single

0

1881

Halwell, Devon, England

Grace

Pepperell

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Halwell, Devon, England

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