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Household of John Prouse (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 Prouse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prouse, born in 1849 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Prouse, born in 1852 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1878 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Apprentice, Thomas (born 1857 in Bridgerule, Cornwall, England), John's Apprentice, John (born 1866 in Parkham, Devon, England) and John's Niece, Elizabeth J (born 1858 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England).


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John Prouse's household

Male

John

Prouse

Head
Female

Mary

Prouse

Wife
Female

Alice

Prouse

Daughter
Female

Jane

Prouse

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lukeman

Apprentice
Male

John

Glover

Apprentice
Female

Elizabeth J

Slee

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Prouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prouse

Head

Married

32

1849

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Mary

Prouse

Wife

Married

29

1852

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Alice

Prouse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Jane

Prouse

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Buckland Brewer, Devon, England

Thomas

Lukeman

Apprentice

Married

24

1857

Bridgerule, Cornwall, England

John

Glover

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Parkham, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Slee

Niece

Single

23

1858

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

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