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Household of John Were (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Were and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Were, born in 1855 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary J Were, born in 1857 in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas Hopkins, born in 1836 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Were's household

Male

John

Were

Head
Female

Mary J

Were

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hopkins

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Were
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Were

Head

Married

26

1855

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary J

Were

Wife

Married

24

1857

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Thomas

Hopkins

Lodger

Married

45

1836

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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