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Household of John Carter (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Molton, 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 Carter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Carter, born in 1839 in East Buckland, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Carter, born in 1845 in East Buckland, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Frederick J (born 1870 in East Buckland, Devon, England), John Parker (born 1872 in East Buckland, Devon, England), George (born 1874 in East Buckland, Devon, England), Catherine (born 1877 in East Buckland, Devon, England) and Caroline (born 1880 in East Buckland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Governess, Edith Gould Marshall, born in 1857 in Charles, Devon, England.


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John Carter's household

Male

John

Carter

Head
Female

Emma

Carter

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Carter

Son
Male

John Parker

Carter

Son
Male

George

Carter

Son
Female

Catherine

Carter

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Carter

Daughter
Female

Edith Gould

Marshall

Governess
First name(s) John
Last name Carter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place East Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Carter

Head

Married

42

1839

East Buckland, Devon, England

Emma

Carter

Wife

Married

36

1845

East Buckland, Devon, England

Frederick J

Carter

Son

Single

11

1870

East Buckland, Devon, England

John Parker

Carter

Son

Single

9

1872

East Buckland, Devon, England

George

Carter

Son

Single

7

1874

East Buckland, Devon, England

Catherine

Carter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

East Buckland, Devon, England

Caroline

Carter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

East Buckland, Devon, England

Edith Gould

Marshall

Governess

Single

24

1857

Charles, Devon, England

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