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Household of John Roper (born 1839, 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 Roper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roper, born in 1839 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Roper, born in 1842 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1867 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), William (born 1872 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Willoughby, born in 1869 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.


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John Roper's household

Male

John

Roper

Head
Female

Jane

Roper

Wife
Male

Samuel

Roper

Son
Male

William

Roper

Son
Male

Thomas

Roper

Son
Female

Ada

Roper

Daughter
Male

William

Willoughby

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Roper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roper

Head

Married

42

1839

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Jane

Roper

Wife

Married

39

1842

Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Samuel

Roper

Son

Single

14

1867

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William

Roper

Son

Single

9

1872

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Thomas

Roper

Son

Single

5

1876

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Ada

Roper

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

William

Willoughby

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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