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Household of Joseph Dark (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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.

Joseph Dark and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dark, born in 1834 in Parkham, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Dark, born in 1835 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Hartland, Devon, England), Dora (born 1864 in Hartland, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Hartland, Devon, England), Florence (born 1871 in Hartland, Devon, England) and William H (born 1873 in Hartland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Solomon (born 1852 in -) and Joseph's Boarder, Blanche E (born 1857 in Crickhowell, Brecknockshire, Wales).


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Joseph Dark's household

Male

Joseph

Dark

Head
Female

Mary

Dark

Wife
Female

Margaret

Dark

Daughter
Female

Dora

Dark

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dark

Daughter
Female

Florence

Dark

Daughter
Male

William H

Dark

Son
Male

Solomon

Kick

Boarder
Female

Blanche E

Kick

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Parkham, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dark

Head

Married

47

1834

Parkham, Devon, England

Mary

Dark

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hartland, Devon, England

Margaret

Dark

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hartland, Devon, England

Dora

Dark

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hartland, Devon, England

Ellen

Dark

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hartland, Devon, England

Florence

Dark

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hartland, Devon, England

William H

Dark

Son

Single

8

1873

Hartland, Devon, England

Solomon

Kick

Boarder

Married

29

1852

-

Blanche E

Kick

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Crickhowell, Brecknockshire, Wales

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