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Household of John Thomas Tavender (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Thomas Tavender and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomas Tavender, born in 1841 in Topsham, Devon, consisted of 12 members. John Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Tavender, born in 1844 in Honiton, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Edith (born 1868 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England), Mary (born 1871 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England), Annie (born 1875 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England), Kate (born 1877 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England) and Sophia (born 1878 in Clyst St Mary, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Thomas's Servant, James (born 1840 in -), John Thomas's Servant, Samuel (born 1865 in Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England) and John Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England).


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John Thomas Tavender's household

Male

John Thomas

Tavender

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Tavender

Wife
Female

Edith

Tavender

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Tavender

Son
Female

Mary

Tavender

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Tavender

Son
Female

Annie

Tavender

Daughter
Female

Kate

Tavender

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Tavender

Daughter
Male

James

Aplin

Servant
Male

Samuel

Back

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) John Thomas
Last name Tavender
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Topsham, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John Thomas

Tavender

Head

Married

40

1841

Topsham, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Tavender

Wife

Married

37

1844

Honiton, Devon, England

Edith

Tavender

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Arthur

Tavender

Son

Single

11

1870

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Mary

Tavender

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Edwin

Tavender

Son

Single

8

1873

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Annie

Tavender

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Kate

Tavender

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

Sophia

Tavender

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Clyst St Mary, Devon, England

James

Aplin

Servant

Single

41

1840

-

Samuel

Back

Servant

Single

16

1865

Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Phillips

Servant

Single

16

1865

Woodbury Salterton, Devon, England

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