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Household of John Vain (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Vain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Vain, born in 1831 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Vain, born in 1838 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1869 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Nellie (born 1862 in Tawstock, Devon, England) and Sarah A (born 1864 in Tawstock, Devon, England).


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John Vain's household

Male

John

Vain

Head
Female

Mary J

Vain

Wife
Female

Mary J

Vain

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Vain

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Vain

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Vain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Vain

Head

Married

50

1831

Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Mary J

Vain

Wife

Married

43

1838

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

Mary J

Vain

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tawstock, Devon, England

Nellie

Vain

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tawstock, Devon, England

Sarah A

Vain

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Tawstock, Devon, England

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