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Household of John Smale (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 Smale and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Smale, born in 1837 in Northlew, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Smale, born in 1840 in Ashbury, Devon, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Northlew, Devon, England), Mary Grace (born 1871 in Northlew, Devon, England), Matilda Frances (born 1873 in Northlew, Devon, England), Ellen Glass (born 1875 in Northlew, Devon, England) and Clara Glass (born 1876 in Northlew, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Grace (born 1802 in Ashbury, Devon, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1869 in Ashbury, Devon, England).


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John Smale's household

Male

John

Smale

Head
Female

Frances

Smale

Wife
Male

John

Smale

Son
Female

Mary Grace

Smale

Daughter
Female

Matilda Frances

Smale

Daughter
Female

Ellen Glass

Smale

Daughter
Female

Clara Glass

Smale

Daughter
Female

Grace

Smale

Mother
Male

William

Voaden

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Smale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Northlew, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Smale

Head

Married

44

1837

Northlew, Devon, England

Frances

Smale

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ashbury, Devon, England

John

Smale

Son

Single

18

1863

Northlew, Devon, England

Mary Grace

Smale

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Northlew, Devon, England

Matilda Frances

Smale

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Northlew, Devon, England

Ellen Glass

Smale

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Northlew, Devon, England

Clara Glass

Smale

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Northlew, Devon, England

Grace

Smale

Mother

Widow

79

1802

Ashbury, Devon, England

William

Voaden

Servant

Single

12

1869

Ashbury, Devon, England

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