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Household of John Kerswell (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Kerswell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerswell, born in 1826 in Plymstock, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 9 children; John (born 1851 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1854 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1857 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William (born 1861 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1863 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Helen G (born 1866 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Alice M (born 1868 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Edith (born 1875 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Isabel (born 1877 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, George Daw, born in 1867 in Devon, England.


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John Kerswell's household

Male

John

Kerswell

Head
Male

John

Kerswell

Son
Female

Mary J

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Kerswell

Daughter
Male

William

Kerswell

Son
Male

Alfred

Kerswell

Son
Female

Helen G

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Edith

Kerswell

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Kerswell

Daughter
Male

George

Daw

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kerswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Plymstock, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerswell

Head

Widower

55

1826

Plymstock, Devon, England

John

Kerswell

Son

Single

30

1851

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary J

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Tavistock, Devon, England

Bessie

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Tavistock, Devon, England

William

Kerswell

Son

Single

20

1861

Tavistock, Devon, England

Alfred

Kerswell

Son

Single

18

1863

Tavistock, Devon, England

Helen G

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tavistock, Devon, England

Alice M

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tavistock, Devon, England

Edith

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tavistock, Devon, England

Isabel

Kerswell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tavistock, Devon, England

George

Daw

Servant

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

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