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Household of John Harris (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Harris and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harris, born in 1828 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Jane Harris, born in 1841 in Taunton, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Mary Lavina (born 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), William John (born 1868 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Florence Ann (born 1870 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Edith Medland (born 1873 in Pilton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1861 in Pilton, Devon, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Marwood, Devon, England).


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John Harris's household

Male

John

Harris

Head
Female

Catherine Jane

Harris

Wife
Female

Mary Lavina

Harris

Daughter
Male

William John

Harris

Son
Female

Florence Ann

Harris

Daughter
Female

Edith Medland

Harris

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Beer

Servant
Male

William

Gooding

Servant
Male

John

Gammon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harris

Head

Married

53

1828

Devon, England

Catherine Jane

Harris

Wife

Married

40

1841

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary Lavina

Harris

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barnstaple, Devon, England

William John

Harris

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Florence Ann

Harris

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Edith Medland

Harris

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pilton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Beer

Servant

Single

17

1864

Devon, England

William

Gooding

Servant

Single

20

1861

Pilton, Devon, England

John

Gammon

Servant

Single

17

1864

Marwood, Devon, England

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