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Household of John Saunders (born 1852, 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 Saunders and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Saunders, born in 1852 in Tawstock, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Saunders, born in 1855 in Bishop's Tawton. They had 3 children; Kate W (born 1878 in Langtree, Devon, England), Ida E (born 1879 in Langtree, Devon, England) and John W (born 1881 in Langtree, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Frank G (born 1867 in Appledore, Kent, England), John's Servant, Lucy (born 1859 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England), John's Servant, Bessie (born 1867 in Shebbear, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1813 in Peters Marland, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Herbert (born 1859 in Beaford, Devon, England).


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John Saunders's household

Male

John

Saunders

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Saunders

Wife
Female

Kate W

Saunders

Daughter
Female

Ida E

Saunders

Daughter
Male

John W

Saunders

Son
Male

Frank G

Cocks

Boarder
Female

Lucy

Sanders

Servant
Female

Bessie

Lewis

Servant
Male

William

Bennett

Servant
Male

Herbert

Luxton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Saunders
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Tawstock, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Saunders

Head

Married

29

1852

Tawstock, Devon, England

Elizabeth M

Saunders

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bishop's Tawton

Kate W

Saunders

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Langtree, Devon, England

Ida E

Saunders

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Langtree, Devon, England

John W

Saunders

Son

Single

0

1881

Langtree, Devon, England

Frank G

Cocks

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Appledore, Kent, England

Lucy

Sanders

Servant

Single

22

1859

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

Bessie

Lewis

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shebbear, Devon, England

William

Bennett

Servant

Single

68

1813

Peters Marland, Devon, England

Herbert

Luxton

Servant

Single

22

1859

Beaford, Devon, England

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