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Household of John Hands (born 1830, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, 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 Hands and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hands, born in 1830 in Dartford, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Hands, born in 1834 in Walton, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1871 in Ford, Devon, England) and William (born 1873 in Ford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England) and John's Visitor, Rosa (born 1869 in Walton, Somerset, England).


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John Hands's household

Male

John

Hands

Head
Female

Caroline

Hands

Wife
Male

Joseph

Hands

Son
Female

Caroline

Hands

Daughter
Male

William

Hands

Son
Male

William

Wilton

Boarder
Female

Rosa

Dowden

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Hands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dartford, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hands

Head

Married

51

1830

Dartford, Kent, England

Caroline

Hands

Wife

Married

47

1834

Walton, Somerset, England

Joseph

Hands

Son

Single

13

1868

Woolwich, Kent, England

Caroline

Hands

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ford, Devon, England

William

Hands

Son

Single

8

1873

Ford, Devon, England

William

Wilton

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Rosa

Dowden

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Walton, Somerset, England

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