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Household of John Williams (born 1840, 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 Williams and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1840 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Williams, born in 1834 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1867 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Charlie (born 1871 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Lucy E (born 1873 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Annie (born 1876 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Julia (born 1880 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Sarah Jennings, born in 1815 in Tavistock, Devon, England.


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Ann

Williams

Wife
Female

Sarah

Jennings

Aunt
Male

John

Williams

Son
Female

Ellen

Williams

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Williams

Daughter
Male

Charlie

Williams

Son
Female

Lucy E

Williams

Daughter
Female

Annie

Williams

Daughter
Female

Julia

Williams

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

41

1840

Tavistock, Devon, England

Ann

Williams

Wife

Married

47

1834

Tavistock, Devon, England

Sarah

Jennings

Aunt

Single

66

1815

Tavistock, Devon, England

John

Williams

Son

Single

20

1861

Tavistock, Devon, England

Ellen

Williams

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

Bessie

Williams

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tavistock, Devon, England

Charlie

Williams

Son

Single

10

1871

Tavistock, Devon, England

Lucy E

Williams

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tavistock, Devon, England

Annie

Williams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tavistock, Devon, England

Julia

Williams

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tavistock, Devon, England

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