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Household of John Beer (born 1842, 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 Beer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Beer, born in 1842 in Atherington, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Beer, born in 1844 in Atherington, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1871 in Atherington, Devon, England), Eliza M (born 1872 in Atherington, Devon, England), Selina E (born 1876 in Atherington, Devon, England), Earnest (born 1877 in Atherington, Devon, England) and Edith E (born 1880 in Atherington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Atherington, Devon, England) and John's Brother In Law, William (born 1832 in Atherington, Devon, England).


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John Beer's household

Male

John

Beer

Head
Female

Mary

Beer

Wife
Male

Frederick

Beer

Son
Female

Eliza M

Beer

Daughter
Female

Selina E

Beer

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Beer

Son
Female

Edith E

Beer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Loosemore

Mother In Law
Male

William

Harris

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Beer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Atherington, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Beer

Head

Married

39

1842

Atherington, Devon, England

Mary

Beer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Atherington, Devon, England

Frederick

Beer

Son

Single

10

1871

Atherington, Devon, England

Eliza M

Beer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherington, Devon, England

Selina E

Beer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Atherington, Devon, England

Earnest

Beer

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherington, Devon, England

Edith E

Beer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Atherington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Loosemore

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Atherington, Devon, England

William

Harris

Brother In Law

Single

49

1832

Atherington, Devon, England

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