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Household of John Prowse (born 1851, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Prowse, born in 1851 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jannette Prowse, born in 1855 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth H (born 1880 in Devon, England) and Alice Maud (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Annie (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Servant, John Ash (born 1864 in Devon, England) and John's Servant, Laura (born 1865 in Slapton, Devon, England).


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John Prowse's household

Male

John

Prowse

Head
Female

Mary Jannette

Prowse

Wife
Female

Elizabeth H

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Alice Maud

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Annie

Hannaford

Visitor
Male

John Ash

Soper

Servant
Female

Laura

Head

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Prowse

Head

Married

30

1851

Devon, England

Mary Jannette

Prowse

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

Elizabeth H

Prowse

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Devon, England

Alice Maud

Prowse

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

Annie

Hannaford

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

John Ash

Soper

Servant

Single

17

1864

Devon, England

Laura

Head

Servant

Single

16

1865

Slapton, Devon, England

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