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Household of John W Plimsole (born 1836, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 W Plimsole and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Plimsole, born in 1836 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Dorcas A Plimsole, born in 1837 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; William F (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England), Helena (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England), Emma (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England), Kate (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Henry (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Edith (born 1876 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Horace (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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John W Plimsole's household

Male

John W

Plimsole

Head
Female

Dorcas A

Plimsole

Wife
Male

William F

Plimsole

Son
Female

Helena

Plimsole

Daughter
Female

Emma

Plimsole

Daughter
Female

Kate

Plimsole

Daughter
Male

Henry

Plimsole

Son
Female

Edith

Plimsole

Daughter
Male

Horace

Plimsole

Son
First name(s) John W
Last name Plimsole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Plimsole

Head

Married

45

1836

Exeter, Devon, England

Dorcas A

Plimsole

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

William F

Plimsole

Son

Single

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

Helena

Plimsole

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

Emma

Plimsole

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Exeter, Devon, England

Kate

Plimsole

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Henry

Plimsole

Son

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Edith

Plimsole

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Exeter, Devon, England

Horace

Plimsole

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

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