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Household of Joseph Ward (born 1809, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Ward and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ward, born in 1809 in Newton Abbot, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Louisa Ward, born in 1828 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1853 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1861 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Matilda (born 1869 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Rose (born 1872 in Taunton, Somerset, England), George (born 1862 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and William (born 1865 in Taunton, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Ward's household

Male

Joseph

Ward

Head
Female

Louisa

Ward

Wife
Female

Mary

Ward

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Ward

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Ward

Daughter
Female

Rose

Ward

Daughter
Male

George

Ward

Son
Male

William

Ward

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ward

Head

Married

72

1809

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Louisa

Ward

Wife

Married

53

1828

Wells, Somerset, England

Mary

Ward

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Taunton, Somerset, England

Louisa

Ward

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Taunton, Somerset, England

Matilda

Ward

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Taunton, Somerset, England

Rose

Ward

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Taunton, Somerset, England

George

Ward

Son

Single

19

1862

Taunton, Somerset, England

William

Ward

Son

Single

16

1865

Taunton, Somerset, England

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