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Household of John Ward (born 1821, 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 Ward and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ward, born in 1821 in Jacobstow, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Ward, born in 1827 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Amelia (born 1855 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Mary Grace (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1861 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1869 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, J Esq (born 1813 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1868 in Germansweek, Devon, England).


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John Ward's household

Male

John

Ward

Head
Female

Ann

Ward

Wife
Female

Amelia

Ward

Daughter
Female

Mary Grace

Ward

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Ward

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Ward

Daughter
Male

John

Ward

Son
Female

Jessie

Ward

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ward

Son
Male

J Esq

Methews

Lodger
Male

John

Hill

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Jacobstow, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ward

Head

Married

60

1821

Jacobstow, Devon, England

Ann

Ward

Wife

Married

54

1827

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Amelia

Ward

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary Grace

Ward

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth Jane

Ward

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Plymouth, Devon, England

Bessie

Ward

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Ward

Son

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jessie

Ward

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Thomas

Ward

Son

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

J Esq

Methews

Lodger

Married

68

1813

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Hill

Servant

Single

13

1868

Germansweek, Devon, England

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