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Household of Robert Searles (born 1841, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Searles, born in 1841 in Poughill, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Searles, born in 1841 in Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Sandford, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Sandford, Devon, England) and Edward (born 1876 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England) and Robert's Servant, Mary A (born 1866 in North Tawton, Devon, England).


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Robert Searles's household

Male

Robert

Searles

Head
Female

Phoebe

Searles

Wife
Male

Thomas

Searles

Son
Male

Alfred

Searles

Son
Male

Edward

Searles

Son
Male

Thomas

Squire

Servant
Female

Mary A

Parish

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Searles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Poughill, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Searles

Head

Married

40

1841

Poughill, Devon, England

Phoebe

Searles

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shropshire, England

Thomas

Searles

Son

Single

11

1870

Sandford, Devon, England

Alfred

Searles

Son

Single

9

1872

Sandford, Devon, England

Edward

Searles

Son

Single

5

1876

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Thomas

Squire

Servant

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Parish

Servant

Single

15

1866

North Tawton, Devon, England

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