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Household of John Mead (born 1845, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mead, born in 1845 in South Brent, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mead, born in 1850 in South Brent, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Ernest W (born 1876 in South Brent, Devon, England), Edith E (born 1877 in South Brent, Devon, England), Jessie H (born 1878 in South Brent, Devon, England) and Carrie S (born 1880 in South Brent, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in South Brent, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1867 in South Brent, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, John R (born 1805 in Buckland, Devon, England).


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John Mead's household

Male

John

Mead

Head
Female

Mary A

Mead

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Mead

Son
Female

Edith E

Mead

Daughter
Female

Jessie H

Mead

Daughter
Female

Carrie S

Mead

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Birch

Servant
Male

William

Birch

Servant
Male

John R

Mead

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place South Brent, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mead

Head

Married

36

1845

South Brent, Devon, England

Mary A

Mead

Wife

Married

31

1850

South Brent, Devon, England

Ernest W

Mead

Son

Single

5

1876

South Brent, Devon, England

Edith E

Mead

Daughter

Single

4

1877

South Brent, Devon, England

Jessie H

Mead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Brent, Devon, England

Carrie S

Mead

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Brent, Devon, England

Louisa

Birch

Servant

Single

17

1864

South Brent, Devon, England

William

Birch

Servant

Single

14

1867

South Brent, Devon, England

John R

Mead

Lodger

Widower

76

1805

Buckland, Devon, England

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