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Household of John Coats (born 1819, 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 Coats and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Coats, born in 1819 in West Down, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Coats, born in 1836 in West Down, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1858 in West Down, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Bessy (born 1858 in Kentisbury, Devon, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Kentisbury, Devon, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1867 in West Down, Devon, England).


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John Coats's household

Male

John

Coats

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Coats

Wife
Male

Frederick

Coats

Son
Female

Bessy

Sloley

Servant
Female

Mary

Sloley

Servant
Male

William

Joslin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Coats
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place West Down, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Coats

Head

Married

62

1819

West Down, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Coats

Wife

Married

45

1836

West Down, Devon, England

Frederick

Coats

Son

Single

23

1858

West Down, Devon, England

Bessy

Sloley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Kentisbury, Devon, England

Mary

Sloley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Kentisbury, Devon, England

William

Joslin

Servant

Single

14

1867

West Down, Devon, England

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