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Household of John Scown (born 1826, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Scown and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scown, born in 1826 in Launceston, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Selina Scown, born in 1833 in St Germans, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; William G (born 1861 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Jane A (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Selina H (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Alice M (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Ernest J (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Lucy E (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edward H (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Laura L (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Scown's household

Male

John

Scown

Head
Female

Selina

Scown

Wife
Male

William G

Scown

Son
Female

Jane A

Scown

Daughter
Female

Selina H

Scown

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Scown

Daughter
Male

Ernest J

Scown

Son
Female

Lucy E

Scown

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Scown

Son
Female

Laura L

Scown

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Scown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Launceston, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scown

Head

Married

55

1826

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Selina

Scown

Wife

Married

48

1833

St Germans, Cornwall, England

William G

Scown

Son

Single

20

1861

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Jane A

Scown

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Selina H

Scown

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alice M

Scown

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ernest J

Scown

Son

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Lucy E

Scown

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edward H

Scown

Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Laura L

Scown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

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