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Household of Robert Prowse (born 1810, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Robert Prowse and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Prowse, born in 1810 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Prowse, born in 1815 in Rattery, Devon, England. They had 1 grandchild; Florence, born 1873 in Highweek, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Son In Law, James Snell, born in 1847 in Staverton, Devon, England.


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Robert Prowse's household

Male

Robert

Prowse

Head
Female

Eliza

Prowse

Wife
Male

James

Snell

Son In Law
Female

Florence

Snell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert

Prowse

Head

Married

71

1810

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Eliza

Prowse

Wife

Married

66

1815

Rattery, Devon, England

James

Snell

Son In Law

Widower

34

1847

Staverton, Devon, England

Florence

Snell

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Highweek, Devon, England

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