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Household of John Counter (born 1838, Devon)

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 Counter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Counter, born in 1838 in South Tawton, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maryann Counter, born in 1840 in Torquay, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in South Tawton, Devon, England), William (born 1866 in South Tawton, Devon, England) and Kate (born 1869 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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John Counter's household

Male

John

Counter

Head
Female

Maryann

Counter

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Counter

Daughter
Male

William

Counter

Son
Female

Kate

Counter

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Counter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place South Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Counter

Head

Married

43

1838

South Tawton, Devon, England

Maryann

Counter

Wife

Married

41

1840

Torquay, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Counter

Daughter

Single

18

1863

South Tawton, Devon, England

William

Counter

Son

Single

15

1866

South Tawton, Devon, England

Kate

Counter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Torquay, Devon, England

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