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Household of John Reed (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Launceston, Cornwall, 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 Reed and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reed, born in 1850 in Milton Abbot, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Reed, born in 1848 in Werrington, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Ernest, born 1879 in St Mary Magdalene, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1850 in Werrington, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Henry (born 1857 in St Thomas, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Charity (born 1864 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, William (born 1867 in St Giles on the Heath, Devon, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1869 in Lezant, Cornwall, England).


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John Reed's household

Male

John

Reed

Head
Female

Jane

Reed

Wife
Male

Ernest

Reed

Son
Female

Mary

Wickett

Sister
Male

Henry

Paynter

Boarder
Female

Charity

Wevill

Servant
Male

William

Murfill

Servant
Male

William

Perkin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reed

Head

Married

31

1850

Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Jane

Reed

Wife

Married

33

1848

Werrington, Devon, England

Ernest

Reed

Son

Single

2

1879

St Mary Magdalene, Cornwall, England

Mary

Wickett

Sister

Single

31

1850

Werrington, Devon, England

Henry

Paynter

Boarder

Single

24

1857

St Thomas, Cornwall, England

Charity

Wevill

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

William

Murfill

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Giles on the Heath, Devon, England

William

Perkin

Servant

Single

12

1869

Lezant, Cornwall, England

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