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Household of John Blanchfield (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 Blanchfield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Blanchfield, born in 1837 in Crediton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Blanchfield, born in 1841 in Crediton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Gilbert (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1864 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Kept Child, Arthur (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England) and John's Kept Child, Frank (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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John Blanchfield's household

Male

John

Blanchfield

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Blanchfield

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Blanchfield

Daughter
Male

Gilbert

Blanchfield

Son
Male

William

Shorter

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Smith

Kept Child
Male

Frank

Smith

Kept Child
First name(s) John
Last name Blanchfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Crediton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Blanchfield

Head

Married

44

1837

Crediton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Blanchfield

Wife

Married

40

1841

Crediton, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Blanchfield

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Exeter, Devon, England

Gilbert

Blanchfield

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Shorter

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Exeter, Devon, England

Arthur

Smith

Kept Child

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Frank

Smith

Kept Child

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

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