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Household of Josiah Allen (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Josiah Allen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Allen, born in 1840 in Chudleigh, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Josiah was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Florence V (born 1878 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Charles H W (born 1880 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Sister, Elizabeth P (born 1836 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), Josiah's Boarder, Susan N (born 1858 in Okehampton, Devon, England), Josiah's Governess, Sarah M E (born 1844 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Josiah's Boarder, Ernest H (born 1874 in -), Josiah's Servant, Charlotte (born 1861 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Josiah's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Lamerton, Devon, England).


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Josiah Allen's household

Male

Josiah

Allen

Head
Female

Florence V

Allen

Daughter
Male

Charles H W

Allen

Son
Female

Elizabeth P

Allen

Sister
Female

Susan N

Drew-Pearce

Boarder
Female

Sarah M E

James

Governess
Male

Ernest H

Bowden

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Cluff

Servant
Female

Annie

Welks

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chudleigh, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Allen

Head

Widower

41

1840

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Florence V

Allen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dawlish, Devon, England

Charles H W

Allen

Son

Single

1

1880

Dawlish, Devon, England

Elizabeth P

Allen

Sister

Single

45

1836

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Susan N

Drew-Pearce

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Okehampton, Devon, England

Sarah M E

James

Governess

Single

37

1844

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest H

Bowden

Boarder

Single

7

1874

-

Charlotte

Cluff

Servant

Single

20

1861

Exeter, Devon, England

Annie

Welks

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lamerton, Devon, England

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