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Household of Joseph Motcher (born 1825, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, Dorset, 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 Motcher and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Motcher, born in 1825 in Swyre, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Motcher, born in 1832 in Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Wifes Mother, Joan (born 1803 in Whitley, Dorset, England), Joseph's Wifes Aunt, Elizabeth (born 1800 in Whitley, Dorset, England) and Joseph's Grnd Daughter, Elizabeth A (born 1879 in Puncknowle, Dorset, England).


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Joseph Motcher's household

Male

Joseph

Motcher

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Motcher

Wife
Female

Joan

Sansom

Wifes Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Wheeden

Wifes Aunt
Female

Elizabeth A

Churchill

Grnd Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Motcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Swyre, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Motcher

Head

Married

56

1825

Swyre, Dorset, England

Mary Ann

Motcher

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dorset, England

Joan

Sansom

Wifes Mother

Widow

78

1803

Whitley, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Wheeden

Wifes Aunt

Single

81

1800

Whitley, Dorset, England

Elizabeth A

Churchill

Grnd Daughter

Single

2

1879

Puncknowle, Dorset, England

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