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Household of Robert Melhurst (born 1815, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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.

Robert Melhurst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Melhurst, born in 1815 in Bradninch, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Melhurst, born in 1814 in Halberton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1849 in Halberton, Devon, England), Mary (born 1846 in Halberton, Devon, England) and William (born 1842 in Halberton, Devon, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Montague (born 1879 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Charles R (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Florence M W (born 1872 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Henry H P (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Daughter In Law, Catherine P Wooley, born in 1843 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Melhurst's household

Male

Robert

Melhurst

Head
Female

Jane

Melhurst

Wife
Male

John

Melhurst

Son
Female

Mary

Wooley

Daughter
Male

Montague

Wooley

Grand Son
Male

Charles R

Wooley

Grand Son
Male

William

Wooley

Son
Female

Catherine P

Wooley

Daughter In Law
Female

Florence M W

Wooley

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry H P

Wooley

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Melhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Bradninch, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Melhurst

Head

Married

66

1815

Bradninch, Devon, England

Jane

Melhurst

Wife

Married

67

1814

Halberton, Devon, England

John

Melhurst

Son

Single

32

1849

Halberton, Devon, England

Mary

Wooley

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Halberton, Devon, England

Montague

Wooley

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Charles R

Wooley

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

William

Wooley

Son

Married

39

1842

Halberton, Devon, England

Catherine P

Wooley

Daughter In Law

Married

38

1843

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Florence M W

Wooley

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Henry H P

Wooley

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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