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Household of John East (born 1839, 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 East and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John East, born in 1839 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine East, born in 1842 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John J (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England), James H (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Kate (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Eliza M (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Sarah L (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Catherine (born 1814 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1866 in Devon, England).


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John East's household

Male

John

East

Head
Female

Catherine

East

Wife
Male

John J

East

Son
Male

James H

East

Son
Female

Kate

East

Daughter
Female

Eliza M

East

Daughter
Female

Sarah L

East

Daughter
Female

Bessie

East

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Coombs

Mother In Law
Female

Mary A

Stephens

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name East
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

East

Head

Married

42

1839

Plymouth, Devon, England

Catherine

East

Wife

Married

39

1842

Plymouth, Devon, England

John J

East

Son

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

James H

East

Son

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

Kate

East

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eliza M

East

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah L

East

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bessie

East

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Catherine

Coombs

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary A

Stephens

Servant

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

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