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Household of Richard Dark (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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.

Richard Dark and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Dark, born in 1829 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dark, born in 1825 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1855 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Charles F (born 1862 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Laura (born 1860 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Visitor, Elizabeth Downing, born in 1838 in Wendron, Cornwall, England.


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Richard Dark's household

Male

Richard

Dark

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dark

Wife
Male

William H

Dark

Son
Male

Charles F

Dark

Son
Female

Laura

Dark

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Downing

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Dark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Dark

Head

Married

52

1829

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dark

Wife

Married

56

1825

Devon, England

William H

Dark

Son

Single

26

1855

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charles F

Dark

Son

Single

19

1862

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Laura

Dark

Daughter

Single

21

1860

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Downing

Visitor

Single

43

1838

Wendron, Cornwall, England

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