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Household of John Cole (born 1840, 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 Cole and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cole, born in 1840 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cole, born in 1841 in Iddesleigh, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Devon, England), John (born 1878 in Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Betsy (born 1840 in Iddesleigh, Devon, England), John's Servant, John (born 1862 in -), John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Devon, England).


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John Cole's household

Male

John

Cole

Head
Female

Sarah

Cole

Wife
Female

Mary

Cole

Daughter
Male

John

Cole

Son
Male

Thomas

Cole

Son
Female

Betsy

Anstey

Sister In Law
Male

John

Cuny

Servant
Male

William

Rippen

Servant
Female

Emily

Gregory

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cole

Head

Married

41

1840

Devon, England

Sarah

Cole

Wife

Married

40

1841

Iddesleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Cole

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

John

Cole

Son

Single

3

1878

Devon, England

Thomas

Cole

Son

Single

1

1880

Devon, England

Betsy

Anstey

Sister In Law

Single

41

1840

Iddesleigh, Devon, England

John

Cuny

Servant

Single

19

1862

-

William

Rippen

Servant

Single

14

1867

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

Emily

Gregory

Servant

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

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