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Household of John Foxwell (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Foxwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foxwell, born in 1848 in Yarcombe, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Foxwell, born in 1841 in Otterford, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Bessy (born 1873 in Otterford, Somerset, England), Robert (born 1872 in Churchstanton, Devon, England), James (born 1875 in Churchstanton, Devon, England) and Walter (born 1877 in Churchstanton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Laura (born 1879 in Otterford, Somerset, England) and John's Boarder, James (born 1801 in Otterford, Somerset, England).


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John Foxwell's household

Male

John

Foxwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Foxwell

Wife
Female

Bessy

Foxwell

Daughter
Male

Robert

Foxwell

Son
Male

James

Foxwell

Son
Male

Walter

Foxwell

Son
Female

Laura

Bussil

Boarder
Male

James

Bussil

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Foxwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Yarcombe, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foxwell

Head

Married

33

1848

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Sarah

Foxwell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Otterford, Somerset, England

Bessy

Foxwell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Otterford, Somerset, England

Robert

Foxwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Churchstanton, Devon, England

James

Foxwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Churchstanton, Devon, England

Walter

Foxwell

Son

Single

4

1877

Churchstanton, Devon, England

Laura

Bussil

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Otterford, Somerset, England

James

Bussil

Boarder

-

80

1801

Otterford, Somerset, England

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