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Household of John Mew (born 1841, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mew, born in 1841 in Stonehouse, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mew, born in 1844 in Stonehouse, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1866 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1871 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Rosina (born 1872 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Lydia (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John A (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Effie M (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, John Portman, born in 1856 in Stonehouse, Devon, England.


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John Mew's household

Male

John

Mew

Head
Female

Eliza

Mew

Wife
Male

William

Mew

Son
Female

Mary J

Mew

Daughter
Female

Rosina

Mew

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Mew

Daughter
Male

John A

Mew

Son
Female

Effie M

Mew

Daughter
Male

John

Portman

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Mew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stonehouse, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mew

Head

Married

40

1841

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Eliza

Mew

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stonehouse, Devon, England

William

Mew

Son

Single

15

1866

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Mary J

Mew

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Rosina

Mew

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Lydia

Mew

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

John A

Mew

Son

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Effie M

Mew

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Portman

Brother In Law

Single

25

1856

Stonehouse, Devon, England

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