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Household of John Metherell (born 1816, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, 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 Metherell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Metherell, born in 1816 in Ashwater, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Metherell, born in 1821 in Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Emanuel, born 1850 in Ashwater, Devon, England. They had 2 grandchildren; John M (born 1878 in Ashwater, Devon, England) and Lilley (born 1880 in Ashwater, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sons Wife, Bessie (born 1850 in Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1865 in Ashwater, Devon, England).


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John Metherell's household

Male

John

Metherell

Head
Female

Susan

Metherell

Wife
Male

Emanuel

Metherell

Son
Female

Bessie

Metherell

Sons Wife
Male

John M

Metherell

Grand Son
Female

Lilley

Metherell

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Bray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Metherell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ashwater, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Metherell

Head

Married

65

1816

Ashwater, Devon, England

Susan

Metherell

Wife

Married

60

1821

Cornwall, England

Emanuel

Metherell

Son

Married

31

1850

Ashwater, Devon, England

Bessie

Metherell

Sons Wife

Married

31

1850

Cornwall, England

John M

Metherell

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Ashwater, Devon, England

Lilley

Metherell

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashwater, Devon, England

John

Bray

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ashwater, Devon, England

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