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Household of Richard Edgecombe (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, 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.

Richard Edgecombe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Edgecombe, born in 1825 in Modbury, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Susan Mason Edgecombe, born in 1832 in St Thomas, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1865 in Kingston, Devon, England), Sarah Chaff (born 1866 in Kingston, Devon, England), Alice Clara (born 1869 in Kingston, Devon, England), Edward Chaff (born 1871 in Kingston, Devon, England) and Rosenah Mason Chaff (born 1873 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Sylvanus (born 1861 in Woodleigh, Devon, England) and Richard's Servant, Edward (born 1865 in Bigbury, Devon, England).


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Richard Edgecombe's household

Male

Richard

Edgecombe

Head
Female

Susan Mason

Edgecombe

Wife
Male

Charles

Edgecombe

Son
Female

Sarah Chaff

Edgecombe

Daughter
Female

Alice Clara

Edgecombe

Daughter
Male

Edward Chaff

Edgecombe

Son
Female

Rosenah Mason Chaff

Edgecombe

Daughter
Male

Sylvanus

Stephens

Servant
Male

Edward

Jeffery

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Edgecombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Modbury, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Edgecombe

Head

Married

56

1825

Modbury, Devon, England

Susan Mason

Edgecombe

Wife

Married

49

1832

St Thomas, Cornwall, England

Charles

Edgecombe

Son

Single

16

1865

Kingston, Devon, England

Sarah Chaff

Edgecombe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kingston, Devon, England

Alice Clara

Edgecombe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kingston, Devon, England

Edward Chaff

Edgecombe

Son

Single

10

1871

Kingston, Devon, England

Rosenah Mason Chaff

Edgecombe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

Sylvanus

Stephens

Servant

Single

20

1861

Woodleigh, Devon, England

Edward

Jeffery

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bigbury, Devon, England

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