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Household of Joseph Were (born 1803, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Were and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Were, born in 1803 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah L Were, born in 1807 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Louisa (born 1829 in Exeter, Devon, England), Emily (born 1832 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Julia (born 1833 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Priscilla (born 1820 in Langtree, Devon, England), Joseph's Servant, Thomasin (born 1823 in Sourton, Devon, England), Joseph's Servant, Eliza (born 1850 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Lympstone, Devon, England) and Joseph's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Devon, England).


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Joseph Were's household

Female

Joseph

Were

Head
Female

Sarah L

Were

Wife
Female

Louisa

Were

Daughter
Female

Emily

Were

Daughter
Female

Julia

Were

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Arnold

Servant
Female

Thomasin

Clements

Servant
Female

Eliza

Chudley

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Patheyjohns

Servant
Female

Emma

Stark

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Were
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Were

Head

Married

78

1803

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah L

Were

Wife

Married

74

1807

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Louisa

Were

Daughter

Single

52

1829

Exeter, Devon, England

Emily

Were

Daughter

Single

49

1832

Exeter, Devon, England

Julia

Were

Daughter

Single

48

1833

Exeter, Devon, England

Priscilla

Arnold

Servant

Widow

61

1820

Langtree, Devon, England

Thomasin

Clements

Servant

Widow

58

1823

Sourton, Devon, England

Eliza

Chudley

Servant

Single

31

1850

Tavistock, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Patheyjohns

Servant

Single

50

1831

Lympstone, Devon, England

Emma

Stark

Servant

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

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