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Household of John Bess (born 1838)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Bess and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bess, born in 1838 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joanah Bess, born in 1836 in -. They had 5 children; Susan (born 1864 in Torquay, Devon, England), Rosina (born 1870 in -), William (born 1872 in -), John (born 1874 in -) and Alfred (born 1877 in -).
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John Bess's household
John
Bess
Head
Joanah
Bess
Wife
Susan
Bess
Daughter
Rosina
Bess
Daughter
William
Bess
Son
John
Bess
Son
Alfred
Bess
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Bess |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Bess | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | - | |
Joanah | Bess | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | - | |
Susan | Bess | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Torquay, Devon, England | |
Rosina | Bess | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | - | |
William | Bess | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | - | |
John | Bess | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | - | |
Alfred | Bess | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | - |
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