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Household of John Davey (born 1808, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 Davey and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davey, born in 1808 in Tregony, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Davey, born in 1812 in Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Sidney (born 1866 in Tregony, Cornwall, England) and Polly (born 1868 in Tregony, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Henry Mathews, born in 1805 in Stonehouse, Devon, England.


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John Davey's household

Male

John

Davey

Head
Female

Mary

Davey

Wife
Male

Sidney

Davey

Grand Son
Female

Polly

Davey

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Mathews

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Davey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Tregony, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davey

Head

Married

73

1808

Tregony, Cornwall, England

Mary

Davey

Wife

Married

69

1812

Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall, England

Sidney

Davey

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Tregony, Cornwall, England

Polly

Davey

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tregony, Cornwall, England

Henry

Mathews

Lodger

Widower

76

1805

Stonehouse, Devon, England

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