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Household of Peter Were (born 1806, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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.
Peter Were and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Were, born in 1806 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1850 in Washfield, Devon, England), Henry (born 1854 in Washfield, Devon, England) and James (born 1863 in Washfield, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Bradninch, Devon, England), Peter's Servant, Edwin (born 1864 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Peter's Servant, William (born 1868 in Washfield, Devon, England) and Peter's Visitor, Bessie (born 1854 in St Austell, Cornwall, England).
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Peter Were's household
Peter
Were
Head
Mary
Were
Daughter
Henry
Were
Son
James
Were
Son
Mary
Jeffry
Servant
Edwin
Sowden
Servant
William
Bawden
Servant
Bessie
Nott
Visitor
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Were |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 75 |
| Birth year | 1806 |
| Birth place | Tiverton, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Were | Head | Widower | 75 | 1806 | Tiverton, Devon, England | |
Mary | Were | Daughter | Single | 31 | 1850 | Washfield, Devon, England | |
Henry | Were | Son | Single | 27 | 1854 | Washfield, Devon, England | |
James | Were | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Washfield, Devon, England | |
Mary | Jeffry | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Bradninch, Devon, England | |
Edwin | Sowden | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Tiverton, Devon, England | |
William | Bawden | Servant | Single | 13 | 1868 | Washfield, Devon, England | |
Bessie | Nott | Visitor | Single | 27 | 1854 | St Austell, Cornwall, England |
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