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Household of John B Gent (born 1829, 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.
John B Gent and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Gent, born in 1829 in Devon, consisted of 14 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Mary Gent, born in 1829 in Mortehoe, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1856 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), Elizabeth Mary (born 1858 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), Emily (born 1860 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), John Goss (born 1862 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), Eliza (born 1864 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), Phillip Thomas (born 1867 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), William (born 1868 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England) and Ellen (born 1870 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Father In Law, John (born 1800 in Georgeham, Devon, England), John B's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1802 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England), John B's Niece, Isabel P E (born 1874 in Pilton, Devon, England) and John B's Nephew, Austin J (born 1877 in Pilton, Devon, England).
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John B Gent's household
John B
Gent
Head
Mary
Gent
Wife
Jane
Gent
Daughter
Elizabeth Mary
Gent
Daughter
Emily
Gent
Daughter
John Goss
Gent
Son
Eliza
Gent
Daughter
Phillip Thomas
Gent
Son
William
Gent
Son
Ellen
M Gent
Daughter
John
Goss
Father In Law
Jane
Goss
Mother In Law
Isabel P E
Goss
Niece
Austin J
Goss
Nephew
| First name(s) | John B |
| Last name | Gent |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Devon, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John B | Gent | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Devon, England | |
Mary | Gent | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Mortehoe, Devon, England | |
Jane | Gent | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth Mary | Gent | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
Emily | Gent | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
John Goss | Gent | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
Eliza | Gent | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
Phillip Thomas | Gent | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
William | Gent | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
Ellen | M Gent | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England | |
John | Goss | Father In Law | Married | 81 | 1800 | Georgeham, Devon, England | |
Jane | Goss | Mother In Law | Married | 79 | 1802 | Berrynarbor, Devon, England | |
Isabel P E | Goss | Niece | Single | 7 | 1874 | Pilton, Devon, England | |
Austin J | Goss | Nephew | Single | 4 | 1877 | Pilton, Devon, England |
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