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Household of John Lean (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Lean and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lean, born in 1838 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Lean, born in 1837 in Dawlish, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth J (born 1873 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Ellen L (born 1876 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary S (born 1858 in Luton, Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Emma (born 1874 in Luton, Devon, England).


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John Lean's household

Male

John

Lean

Head
Female

Mary A

Lean

Wife
Female

Elizabeth J

Lean

Daughter
Female

Ellen L

Lean

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Howard

Servant
Female

Emma

Howard

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Lean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lean

Head

Married

43

1838

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary A

Lean

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dawlish, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Lean

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dawlish, Devon, England

Ellen L

Lean

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dawlish, Devon, England

Mary S

Howard

Servant

Single

23

1858

Luton, Devon, England

Emma

Howard

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Luton, Devon, England

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