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Household of John Palmer (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Palmer, born in 1839 in Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Palmer, born in 1836 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1862 in Cannington, Somerset, England), Rhoda (born 1869 in Cannington, Somerset, England), Winifred (born 1871 in Cannington, Somerset, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Lucey (born 1880 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Matilda (born 1861 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Step Son, James (born 1864 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Step Son, William (born 1866 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Palmer's household

Male

John

Palmer

Head
Female

Anne

Palmer

Wife
Female

Matilda

Smith

Step Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Step Son
Male

William

Smith

Step Son
Male

Walter

Palmer

Son
Female

Rhoda

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Winifred

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Lucey

Palmer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Palmer

Head

Married

42

1839

Somerset, England

Anne

Palmer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Matilda

Smith

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Smith

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Smith

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Walter

Palmer

Son

Single

19

1862

Cannington, Somerset, England

Rhoda

Palmer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cannington, Somerset, England

Winifred

Palmer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cannington, Somerset, England

Harriet

Palmer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lucey

Palmer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

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