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Household of John Dovell (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Dovell and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dovell, born in 1836 in Martinhoe, Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Anna Dovell, born in 1845 in Hougham, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Esther (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Stephen (born 1822 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), John's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1818 in Martinhoe, Devon, England), John's Nephew, Walter (born 1857 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), John's Servant, Charlotte (born 1853 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), John's Servant, Thomas (born 1854 in Cricklade, Wiltshire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1862 in Croydon, Surrey, England), John's Servant, Francis (born 1861 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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John Dovell's household

Male

John

Dovell

Head
Female

Eliza Anna

Dovell

Wife
Female

Esther

Dovell

Daughter
Male

John

Dovell

Son
Male

Stephen

Caplin

Brother In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Caplin

Sister
Male

Walter

Crang

Nephew
Female

Charlotte

Perrin

Servant
Male

Thomas

Giles

Servant
Male

James

Gorham

Servant
Male

Francis

Harrison

Servant
Male

William

Leedham

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Dovell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Martinhoe, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dovell

Head

Married

45

1836

Martinhoe, Devon, England

Eliza Anna

Dovell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hougham, Suffolk, England

Esther

Dovell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

John

Dovell

Son

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Stephen

Caplin

Brother In Law

Married

59

1822

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Caplin

Sister

Married

63

1818

Martinhoe, Devon, England

Walter

Crang

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Charlotte

Perrin

Servant

Single

28

1853

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Giles

Servant

Single

27

1854

Cricklade, Wiltshire, England

James

Gorham

Servant

Single

19

1862

Croydon, Surrey, England

Francis

Harrison

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

William

Leedham

Servant

Single

16

1865

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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