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Household of Joseph Risdon (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Risdon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Risdon, born in 1840 in Stowford, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Grace Risdon, born in 1846 in Lifton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Fred (born 1875 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Maria (born 1793 in Calstock, Cornwall, England).


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Joseph Risdon's household

Male

Joseph

Risdon

Head
Female

Grace

Risdon

Wife
Male

Richard

Risdon

Son
Female

Jessie

Risdon

Daughter
Male

William

Risdon

Son
Male

Fred

Risdon

Son
Female

Florence

Risdon

Daughter
Female

Mary

Moses

Servant
Female

Maria

Barber

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Risdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stowford, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Risdon

Head

Married

41

1840

Stowford, Devon, England

Grace

Risdon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lifton, Devon, England

Richard

Risdon

Son

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jessie

Risdon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Risdon

Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Fred

Risdon

Son

Single

6

1875

Plymouth, Devon, England

Florence

Risdon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Moses

Servant

Single

20

1861

Tavistock, Devon, England

Maria

Barber

Boarder

Widow

88

1793

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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