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Household of John Mew (born 1842, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mew, born in 1842 in Buckinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to John H Mew, born in 1870 in Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; John H (born 1870 in Middlesex, England) and Eliza B (born 1873 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Leila L (born 1865 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), John's Assistant, Mary E (born 1858 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Susan (born 1863 in Ashford, Devon, England).


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John Mew's household

Male

John

Mew

Head
Male

John H

Mew

Son
Female

Eliza B

Mew

Daughter
Female

Leila L

Lecombe

Visitor
Female

Mary E

Hill

Assistant
Female

Susan

Tallyn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mew
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mew

Head

Married

39

1842

Buckinghamshire, England

John H

Mew

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Eliza B

Mew

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Leila L

Lecombe

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Mary E

Hill

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Susan

Tallyn

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ashford, Devon, England

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