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Household of Joseph Gower (born 1838, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Gower and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Gower, born in 1838 in Stoke, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Betsey Gower, born in 1842 in Trewen, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Joseph Hedley (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England), Annie (born 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Emily (born 1877 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Lydia (born 1864 in St Clether, Cornwall, England) and Joseph's Lodger, John Henry N Revd (born 1848 in Ireland).


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Joseph Gower's household

Male

Joseph

Gower

Head
Female

Betsey

Gower

Wife
Male

Joseph Hedley

Gower

Son
Female

Annie

Gower

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gower

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Pellow

Servant
Male

John Henry N Revd

Nevill

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Gower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stoke, Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Gower

Head

Married

43

1838

Stoke, Suffolk, England

Betsey

Gower

Wife

Married

39

1842

Trewen, Cornwall, England

Joseph Hedley

Gower

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

Annie

Gower

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Torquay, Devon, England

Emily

Gower

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Torquay, Devon, England

Lydia

Pellow

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Clether, Cornwall, England

John Henry N Revd

Nevill

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Ireland

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