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Household of John Pile (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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 Pile and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Pile, born in 1845 in Harpford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bessie Pile, born in 1850 in Clawton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1875 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England), John Francis (born 1878 in Sheepwash, Devon, England) and Beatrice Susan (born 1880 in Sheepwash, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Louis (born 1862 in Sheepwash, Devon, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Henry (born 1869 in Sheepwash, Devon, England).


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John Pile's household

Male

John

Pile

Head
Female

Bessie

Pile

Wife
Male

Robert

Pile

Son
Male

John Francis

Pile

Son
Female

Beatrice Susan

Pile

Daughter
Male

Louis

Venton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dunn

Servant
Male

Henry

Abell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Pile
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Harpford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Pile

Head

Married

36

1845

Harpford, Devon, England

Bessie

Pile

Wife

Married

31

1850

Clawton, Devon, England

Robert

Pile

Son

Single

6

1875

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

John Francis

Pile

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheepwash, Devon, England

Beatrice Susan

Pile

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheepwash, Devon, England

Louis

Venton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheepwash, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dunn

Servant

Single

18

1863

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

Henry

Abell

Servant

Single

12

1869

Sheepwash, Devon, England

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