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Household of Robert Wills Soper (born 1842, 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.

Robert Wills Soper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wills Soper, born in 1842 in Dartmouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Robert Wills was the head of the household, married to Eileen F Soper, born in 1846 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mabel Edith (born 1876 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Gerald Morgan (born 1878 in Dartmouth, Devon, England) and Elsie Caroline (born 1880 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Wills's Servant, Bessie (born 1856 in Devon, England) and Robert Wills's Servant, Eliza Jane (born 1856 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).


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Robert Wills Soper's household

Male

Robert Wills

Soper

Head
Female

Eileen F

Soper

Wife
Female

Mabel Edith

Soper

Daughter
Male

Gerald Morgan

Soper

Son
Female

Elsie Caroline

Soper

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Pettyjohns

Servant
Female

Eliza Jane

Creber

Servant
First name(s) Robert Wills
Last name Soper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dartmouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Wills

Soper

Head

Married

39

1842

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Eileen F

Soper

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Mabel Edith

Soper

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Gerald Morgan

Soper

Son

Single

3

1878

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Elsie Caroline

Soper

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Bessie

Pettyjohns

Servant

Single

25

1856

Devon, England

Eliza Jane

Creber

Servant

Single

25

1856

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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