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Household of John Sleeman (born 1821, 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 Sleeman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sleeman, born in 1821 in Beaworthy, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Sleeman, born in 1835 in Highampton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John H (born 1864 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England), Priscilla (born 1866 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England) and Clara G (born 1871 in Petrockstowe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Thomas (born 1825 in Beaworthy, Devon, England), John's Nephew, Henry (born 1863 in Highampton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Alverdiscott, Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Ann (born 1827 in Devon, England).


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John Sleeman's household

Male

John

Sleeman

Head
Female

Priscilla

Sleeman

Wife
Male

John H

Sleeman

Son
Female

Priscilla

Sleeman

Daughter
Female

Clara G

Sleeman

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sleeman

Brother
Male

Henry

Dennis

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Cann

Servant
Female

Ann

Dennis

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Sleeman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Beaworthy, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sleeman

Head

Married

60

1821

Beaworthy, Devon, England

Priscilla

Sleeman

Wife

Married

46

1835

Highampton, Devon, England

John H

Sleeman

Son

Single

17

1864

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

Priscilla

Sleeman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

Clara G

Sleeman

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Petrockstowe, Devon, England

Thomas

Sleeman

Brother

Single

56

1825

Beaworthy, Devon, England

Henry

Dennis

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Highampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cann

Servant

Single

14

1867

Alverdiscott, Devon, England

Ann

Dennis

Visitor

Married

54

1827

Devon, England

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