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Household of Richard Ferris (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Ferris and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ferris, born in 1827 in Dittisham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Grace Ferris, born in 1832 in Dittisham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1851 in Dittisham, Devon, England) and William Kerswell (born 1861 in Dittisham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, William (born 1861 in Dittisham, Devon, England), Richard's Servant, Henry (born 1863 in Dittisham, Devon, England) and Richard's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Devon, England).


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Richard Ferris's household

Male

Richard

Ferris

Head
Female

Sarah Grace

Ferris

Wife
Male

John

Ferris

Son
Male

William Kerswell

Ferris

Son
Male

William

Lang

Servant
Male

Henry

Matthews

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Ould

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ferris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dittisham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ferris

Head

Married

54

1827

Dittisham, Devon, England

Sarah Grace

Ferris

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dittisham, Devon, England

John

Ferris

Son

Single

30

1851

Dittisham, Devon, England

William Kerswell

Ferris

Son

Single

20

1861

Dittisham, Devon, England

William

Lang

Servant

Single

20

1861

Dittisham, Devon, England

Henry

Matthews

Servant

Single

18

1863

Dittisham, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Ould

Servant

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

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