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Household of John Ewers (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Ewers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ewers, born in 1848 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Ewers, born in 1848 in Okehampton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Frederick W (born 1874 in Okehampton, Devon, England), Edith M (born 1876 in Okehampton, Devon, England), George M (born 1878 in Combe Martin, Devon, England), William (born 1879 in Combe Martin, Devon, England), Herbert (born 1879 in Combe Martin, Devon, England) and John T (born 1880 in Combe Martin, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Betty Matters, born in 1869 in Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England.


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John Ewers's household

Male

John

Ewers

Head
Female

Maria

Ewers

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Ewers

Son
Female

Edith M

Ewers

Daughter
Male

George M

Ewers

Son
Male

William

Ewers

Son
Male

Herbert

Ewers

Son
Male

John T

Ewers

Son
Female

Betty

Matters

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ewers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ewers

Head

Married

33

1848

Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Maria

Ewers

Wife

Married

33

1848

Okehampton, Devon, England

Frederick W

Ewers

Son

Single

7

1874

Okehampton, Devon, England

Edith M

Ewers

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Okehampton, Devon, England

George M

Ewers

Son

Single

3

1878

Combe Martin, Devon, England

William

Ewers

Son

Single

2

1879

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Herbert

Ewers

Son

Single

2

1879

Combe Martin, Devon, England

John T

Ewers

Son

Single

1

1880

Combe Martin, Devon, England

Betty

Matters

Servant

Single

12

1869

Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England

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