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Household of John Penhale (born 1836, 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 Penhale and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Penhale, born in 1836 in Thornbury, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary S V Penhale, born in 1836 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England), John (born 1872 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England), Reginald (born 1876 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England) and Mary J (born 1878 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Ashwater, Devon, England), John's Servant, Charles (born 1862 in Little Torrington, Devon, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Pancrasweek, Devon, England).


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John Penhale's household

Male

John

Penhale

Head
Female

Mary S V

Penhale

Wife
Male

William

Penhale

Son
Male

Thomas

Penhale

Son
Male

John

Penhale

Son
Male

Reginald

Penhale

Son
Female

Mary J

Penhale

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Stapleton

Servant
Male

Charles

Kelly

Servant
Male

William

Stidwill

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Penhale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Thornbury, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Penhale

Head

Married

45

1836

Thornbury, Devon, England

Mary S V

Penhale

Wife

Married

45

1836

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

William

Penhale

Son

Single

13

1868

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

Thomas

Penhale

Son

Single

10

1871

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

John

Penhale

Son

Single

9

1872

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

Reginald

Penhale

Son

Single

5

1876

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

Mary J

Penhale

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

Ellen

Stapleton

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ashwater, Devon, England

Charles

Kelly

Servant

Single

19

1862

Little Torrington, Devon, England

William

Stidwill

Servant

Single

17

1864

Pancrasweek, Devon, England

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