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Household of Joseph Goodenough (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

Joseph Goodenough and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Goodenough, born in 1854 in Woolsery, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Betsy Goodenough, born in 1851 in Woolsery, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1853 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Henry (born 1863 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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Joseph Goodenough's household

Male

Joseph

Goodenough

Head
Female

Betsy

Goodenough

Wife
Male

William

Perkin

Lodger
Male

Henry

Short

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Goodenough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Woolsery, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Goodenough

Head

Married

27

1854

Woolsery, Devon, England

Betsy

Goodenough

Wife

Married

30

1851

Woolsery, Devon, England

William

Perkin

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Bideford, Devon, England

Henry

Short

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Bideford, Devon, England

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