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Household of Joseph Spry (born 1824, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 Spry and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Spry, born in 1824 in Buckland, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Spry, born in 1825 in Walkhampton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), John (born 1862 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), Emlyn (born 1867 in Whitchurch, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1870 in Whitchurch, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Richard (born 1862 in Devon, England) and Joseph's Servant, Henry (born 1865 in Devon, England).


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Joseph Spry's household

Male

Joseph

Spry

Head
Female

Mary A

Spry

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Spry

Daughter
Male

John

Spry

Son
Female

Mary A

Spry

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Spry

Son
Female

Emlyn

Spry

Daughter
Male

Henry

Spry

Son
Male

Richard

Gendle

Servant
Male

Henry

Horrell

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Spry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Spry

Head

Married

57

1824

Buckland, Devon, England

Mary A

Spry

Wife

Married

56

1825

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Spry

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Whitchurch, Devon, England

John

Spry

Son

Single

19

1862

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Mary A

Spry

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Joseph

Spry

Son

Single

16

1865

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Emlyn

Spry

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Henry

Spry

Son

Single

11

1870

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Richard

Gendle

Servant

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

Henry

Horrell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

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