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Household of John Ward (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Ward and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ward, born in 1840 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ward, born in 1845 in Merton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Maria E (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), Emeline M (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Infant (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Merton, Devon, England), John's Servant, Carrie (born 1854 in Torrington, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Margretta T (born 1818 in Rainham, Kent, England).


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John Ward's household

Male

John

Ward

Head
Female

Mary

Ward

Wife
Female

Maria E

Ward

Daughter
Female

Emeline M

Ward

Daughter
Male

Infant

Ward

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ward

Sister
Female

Carrie

Blight

Servant
Female

Margretta T

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ward

Head

Married

41

1840

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary

Ward

Wife

Married

36

1845

Merton, Devon, England

Maria E

Ward

Daughter

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Emeline M

Ward

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Infant

Ward

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Ward

Sister

Single

33

1848

Merton, Devon, England

Carrie

Blight

Servant

Single

27

1854

Torrington, Devon, England

Margretta T

Taylor

Servant

Married

63

1818

Rainham, Kent, England

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