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Household of James Took (born 1836, Devon)

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 Took and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Took, born in 1836 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Took, born in 1837 in Broadwood, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary J (born 1861 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England), William (born 1866 in Broadwood, Devon, England), John (born 1870 in Stowford, Devon, England), Millicent E (born 1874 in Stowford, Devon, England) and Annie W (born 1879 in Stowford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), James's Boarder, William (born 1849 in Broadwood, Devon, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1862 in Bridestowe, Devon, England).


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James Took's household

Male

James

Took

Head
Female

Martha

Took

Wife
Female

Mary J

Took

Daughter
Male

William

Took

Son
Male

John

Took

Son
Female

Millicent E

Took

Daughter
Female

Annie W

Took

Daughter
Male

William

Seldon

Boarder
Male

William

Doidge

Boarder
Male

John

Pengelly

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Took
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Took

Head

Married

45

1836

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

Martha

Took

Wife

Married

44

1837

Broadwood, Devon, England

Mary J

Took

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

William

Took

Son

Single

15

1866

Broadwood, Devon, England

John

Took

Son

Single

11

1870

Stowford, Devon, England

Millicent E

Took

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stowford, Devon, England

Annie W

Took

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stowford, Devon, England

William

Seldon

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Thrushelton, Devon, England

William

Doidge

Boarder

Widower

32

1849

Broadwood, Devon, England

John

Pengelly

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bridestowe, Devon, England

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