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Household of John Widgery (born 1839, 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 Widgery and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Widgery, born in 1839 in South Molton, Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Widgery, born in 1833 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Emily Helena (born 1865 in Devon, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Devon, England) and Charles Edward (born 1880 in St David's, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Susannah (born 1827 in Tiverton, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Lavinia Ann (born 1862 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), John's Visitor, Martha Jane (born 1860 in Devon, England), John's Servant, Eva (born 1860 in Devon, England), John's Lodger Head, Catherine Maria (born 1797 in Middlesex, England), John's Sister, Sophia Brown Tucker (born 1809 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Harriet (born 1828 in -).


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John Widgery's household

Male

John

Widgery

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Widgery

Wife
Female

Emily Helena

Widgery

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Widgery

Daughter
Male

Charles Edward

Widgery

Son
Female

Susannah

Langer

Visitor
Female

Lavinia Ann

Langer

Boarder
Female

Martha Jane

Broughton

Visitor
Female

Eva

Trickey

Servant
Female

Catherine Maria

Cole

Lodger Head
Female

Sophia Brown Tucker

Cole

Sister
Female

Harriet

Boutcher

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Widgery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place South Molton, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Widgery

Head

Married

42

1839

South Molton, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Widgery

Wife

Married

48

1833

Tiverton, Devon, England

Emily Helena

Widgery

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

Ellen

Widgery

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Charles Edward

Widgery

Son

Single

1

1880

St David's, Devon, England

Susannah

Langer

Visitor

Single

54

1827

Tiverton, Devon, England

Lavinia Ann

Langer

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Martha Jane

Broughton

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Eva

Trickey

Servant

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Catherine Maria

Cole

Lodger Head

Single

84

1797

Middlesex, England

Sophia Brown Tucker

Cole

Sister

Widow

72

1809

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Harriet

Boutcher

Lodger

Married

53

1828

-

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