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Household of Robert Were (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Were and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Were, born in 1821 in Milverton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Were, born in 1815 in Bishops Lydeard. They had 3 children; Anna J (born 1847 in -), Robert C J (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Francis A E (born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son Head, Robert C (born 1848 in -), Robert's Son Wife, Edith (born 1849 in Crediton, Devon, England) and Robert's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Whitstone, Devon, England).


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Robert Were's household

Male

Robert

Were

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Were

Wife
Female

Anna J

Were

Daughter
Male

Robert C

Were

Son Head
Female

Edith

Were

Son Wife
Male

Robert C J

Were

Son
Female

Francis A E

Were

Daughter
Female

Emily

Newton

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Were
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Milverton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Were

Head

Married

60

1821

Milverton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Were

Wife

Married

66

1815

Bishops Lydeard

Anna J

Were

Daughter

Single

34

1847

-

Robert C

Were

Son Head

Married

33

1848

-

Edith

Were

Son Wife

Married

32

1849

Crediton, Devon, England

Robert C J

Were

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Francis A E

Were

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

Emily

Newton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Whitstone, Devon, England

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