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Household of Matthew Semple (born 1804, Shropshire)

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.

Matthew Semple and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Semple, born in 1804 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to A Mary Semple, born in 1812 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Nurse, Charlotte (born 1821 in Stonehouse, Devon, England) and Matthew's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England).


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Matthew Semple's household

Male

Matthew

Semple

Head
Female

A Mary

Semple

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Ellis

Nurse
Female

Elizabeth

Honeychurch

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Semple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Semple

Head

Married

77

1804

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

A Mary

Semple

Wife

Married

69

1812

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Charlotte

Ellis

Nurse

Widow

60

1821

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Honeychurch

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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