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Household of James Palmer (born 1837, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Palmer, born in 1837 in Launceston, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Caroline Palmer, born in 1837 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1870 in Lifton, Devon, England), James Rowe (born 1871 in Lifton, Devon, England), Mary Edith (born 1873 in Lifton, Devon, England) and Louisa (born 1877 in Lifton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Mary Ann (born 1810 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth Ann (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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James Palmer's household

Male

James

Palmer

Head
Female

Mary Caroline

Palmer

Wife
Female

Annie

Palmer

Daughter
Male

James Rowe

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary Edith

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

?

Mother
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Friend

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Launceston, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Palmer

Head

Married

44

1837

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Mary Caroline

Palmer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Tavistock, Devon, England

Annie

Palmer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lifton, Devon, England

James Rowe

Palmer

Son

Single

10

1871

Lifton, Devon, England

Mary Edith

Palmer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lifton, Devon, England

Louisa

Palmer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lifton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

?

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Tavistock, Devon, England

Elizabeth Ann

Friend

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

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