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Household of John Watts (born 1816, 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 Watts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Watts, born in 1816 in Ilfracombe, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Prudence Watts, born in 1822 in Mortehoe, Devon, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1850 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Marwood, Devon, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Kentisbury, Devon, England), John's Servant, William (born 1858 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), John's Servant, Fredrick (born 1868 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England), John's Servant, John (born 1868 in Berrynarbor, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Westdowns, Devon, England).


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John Watts's household

Male

John

Watts

Head
Female

Prudence

Watts

Wife
Male

John

Watts

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Servant
Female

Mary

Pugsley

Servant
Male

William

Jewell

Servant
Male

Fredrick

Snow

Servant
Male

John

Jones

Servant
Male

Thomas

Williams

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Watts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Watts

Head

Married

65

1816

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Prudence

Watts

Wife

Married

59

1822

Mortehoe, Devon, England

John

Watts

Son

Single

31

1850

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Servant

Single

20

1861

Marwood, Devon, England

Mary

Pugsley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Kentisbury, Devon, England

William

Jewell

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Fredrick

Snow

Servant

Single

13

1868

Berrynarbor, Devon, England

John

Jones

Servant

Single

13

1868

Berrynarbor, Devon, England

Thomas

Williams

Servant

Single

20

1861

Westdowns, Devon, England

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