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Household of John Williams (born 1823, Cornwall)

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 Williams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1823 in Redruth, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Williams, born in 1825 in Bere Alston, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1855 in Bere Alston, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1853 in Bere Alston, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1874 in Bere Alston, Devon, England), James (born 1875 in Bere Alston, Devon, England) and Mary J (born 1877 in Bere Alston, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jennifer Harper, born in 1849 in Bere Alston, Devon, England.


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Sarah

Williams

Wife
Female

Emily

Williams

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jackman

Daughter
Male

William

Jackman

Grand Son
Male

James

Jackman

Grand Son
Female

Mary J

Jackman

Grand Daughter
Female

Jennifer

Harper

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Redruth, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

58

1823

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Sarah

Williams

Wife

Married

56

1825

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Emily

Williams

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Mary

Jackman

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Bere Alston, Devon, England

William

Jackman

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Bere Alston, Devon, England

James

Jackman

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Mary J

Jackman

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Jennifer

Harper

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Bere Alston, Devon, England

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