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Household of John Took (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Took and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Took, born in 1831 in Thrushelton, Devon, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Took, born in 1838 in Thrushelton, Devon, England. They had 11 children; Grace (born 1864 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), Emily (born 1866 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), George (born 1867 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), William (born 1869 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), John (born 1870 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), Harry (born 1872 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), Frederic (born 1875 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), Seth (born 1877 in Thrushelton, Devon, England), Frank (born 1879 in Thrushelton, Devon, England) and Albert (born 1880 in Thrushelton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John (born 1803 in Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England) and John's Brother, Solomon (born 1847 in Thrushelton, Devon, England).


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John Took's household

Male

John

Took

Head
Female

Mary

Took

Wife
Female

Grace

Took

Daughter
Female

Emily

Took

Daughter
Male

George

Took

Son
Male

William

Took

Son
Male

John

Took

Son
Male

Harry

Took

Son
Male

Edwin

Took

Son
Male

Frederic

Took

Son
Male

Seth

Took

Son
Male

Frank

Took

Son
Male

Albert

Took

Son
Male

John

Took

Father
Male

Solomon

Took

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Took
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Thrushelton, Devon, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Took

Head

Married

50

1831

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Mary

Took

Wife

Married

43

1838

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Grace

Took

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Emily

Took

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Thrushelton, Devon, England

George

Took

Son

Single

14

1867

Thrushelton, Devon, England

William

Took

Son

Single

12

1869

Thrushelton, Devon, England

John

Took

Son

Single

11

1870

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Harry

Took

Son

Single

9

1872

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Edwin

Took

Son

Single

8

1873

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Frederic

Took

Son

Single

6

1875

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Seth

Took

Son

Single

4

1877

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Frank

Took

Son

Single

2

1879

Thrushelton, Devon, England

Albert

Took

Son

Single

1

1880

Thrushelton, Devon, England

John

Took

Father

Widower

78

1803

Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England

Solomon

Took

Brother

Single

34

1847

Thrushelton, Devon, England

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