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Household of John Palmer (born 1828, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Palmer and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Palmer, born in 1828 in Somerset, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lydia Palmer, born in 1827 in Ilminster, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Chard, Somerset, England), Kate (born 1862 in Chard, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1865 in Chard, Somerset, England), Francis (born 1867 in Chard, Somerset, England) and John (born 1870 in Chard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wifes Sister, Selina (born 1825 in Taunton, Somerset, England), John's Assistant, Susan (born 1862 in Australia), John's Apprentice, Lucy Ann (born 1864 in Combe Raleigh, Devon, England), John's Servant, Annie (born 1863 in Membury, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Susan (born 1866 in Hawkchurch, Somerset, England).


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John Palmer's household

Male

John

Palmer

Head
Female

Lydia

Palmer

Wife
Female

Ellen

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Kate

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Francis

Palmer

Son
Male

John

Palmer

Son
Female

Selina

Tapscott

Wifes Sister
Female

Susan

Sydenham

Assistant
Female

Lucy Ann

Rosewill

Apprentice
Female

Annie

Milverton

Servant
Female

Susan

Hake

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Palmer

Head

Married

53

1828

Somerset, England

Lydia

Palmer

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Ellen

Palmer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chard, Somerset, England

Kate

Palmer

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chard, Somerset, England

Louisa

Palmer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chard, Somerset, England

Francis

Palmer

Son

Single

14

1867

Chard, Somerset, England

John

Palmer

Son

Single

11

1870

Chard, Somerset, England

Selina

Tapscott

Wifes Sister

Single

56

1825

Taunton, Somerset, England

Susan

Sydenham

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Australia

Lucy Ann

Rosewill

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Combe Raleigh, Devon, England

Annie

Milverton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Membury, Devon, England

Susan

Hake

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hawkchurch, Somerset, England

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