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Household of John Delve (born 1832, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Delve and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Delve, born in 1832 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Drusilla Delve, born in 1833 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1861 in Exeter, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England) and William (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Sylvia Jane Taylor ?, born in 1875 in Totnes, Devon, England.


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John Delve's household

Male

John

Delve

Head
Female

Drusilla

Delve

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Delve

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Delve

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Delve

Daughter
Male

William

Delve

Son
Female

Sylvia Jane

Taylor ?

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Delve
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Delve

Head

Married

49

1832

Exeter, Devon, England

Drusilla

Delve

Wife

Married

48

1833

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Delve

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

Bessie

Delve

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Delve

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Delve

Son

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Sylvia Jane

Taylor ?

Niece

Single

6

1875

Totnes, Devon, England

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