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Household of John Venning (born 1844, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Cornwall, 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 Venning and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Venning, born in 1844 in Holsworthy, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Venning, born in 1845 in Blacko, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Henry (born 1872 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England), Anne Ellen (born 1874 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England), Rosie (born 1877 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England), William (born 1878 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England) and Walter James (born 1880 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother Law, Ann Sowden, born in 1818 in Cornwall, England.
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John Venning's household
John
Venning
Head
Betsy
Venning
Wife
Thomas Henry
Venning
Son
Anne Ellen
Venning
Daughter
Rosie
Venning
Daughter
William
Venning
Son
Walter James
Venning
Son
Ann
Sowden
Mother Law
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Venning |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Holsworthy, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Venning | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Holsworthy, Devon, England | |
Betsy | Venning | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Blacko, Devon, England | |
Thomas Henry | Venning | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Gunnislake, Cornwall, England | |
Anne Ellen | Venning | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Gunnislake, Cornwall, England | |
Rosie | Venning | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Gunnislake, Cornwall, England | |
William | Venning | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Gunnislake, Cornwall, England | |
Walter James | Venning | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Gunnislake, Cornwall, England | |
Ann | Sowden | Mother Law | Widow | 63 | 1818 | Cornwall, England |
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