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Household of John Ferris (born 1824, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, 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 Ferris and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ferris, born in 1824 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ferris, born in 1842 in Marazion, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Bessie (born 1856 in Dulverton, Somerset, England), Hugh (born 1860 in Dulverton, Somerset, England), John (born 1864 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Frank (born 1869 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Herbert (born 1878 in Penzance, Cornwall, England). They had 1 grandchild; Harry, born 1874 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Phillis Nicholl, born in 1859 in Cornwall, England.
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John Ferris's household
John
Ferris
Head
Mary
Ferris
Wife
Bessie
Ferris
Daughter
Hugh
Ferris
Son
John
Ferris
Son
Frank
Ferris
Son
Louisa
Ferris
Daughter
Herbert
Ferris
Son
Harry
Ferris
Grand Son
Phillis
Nicholl
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Ferris |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Tiverton, Devon, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Ferris | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Tiverton, Devon, England | |
Mary | Ferris | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Marazion, Cornwall, England | |
Bessie | Ferris | Daughter | Single | 25 | 1856 | Dulverton, Somerset, England | |
Hugh | Ferris | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Dulverton, Somerset, England | |
John | Ferris | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Penzance, Cornwall, England | |
Frank | Ferris | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Penzance, Cornwall, England | |
Louisa | Ferris | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Penzance, Cornwall, England | |
Herbert | Ferris | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Penzance, Cornwall, England | |
Harry | Ferris | Grand Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Penzance, Cornwall, England | |
Phillis | Nicholl | Visitor | Single | 22 | 1859 | Cornwall, England |
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