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Household of Roland Chown (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Roland Chown and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roland Chown, born in 1839 in Rockbeare, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Roland was the head of the household, married to Ellen Chown, born in 1857 in Starcross, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1869 in Rockbeare, Devon, England), Roland (born 1872 in Rockbeare, Devon, England) and Bula (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Roland's Boarder, Adah Elizabeth (born 1856 in -), Roland's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1849 in Lewisham, Devon, England), Roland's Servant, Charlotte (born 1857 in Devonport, Devon, England), Roland's Lodger, Frederick (born 1842 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Roland's Lodger, Emily (born 1827 in Rockbeare, Devon, England).


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Roland Chown's household

Male

Roland

Chown

Head
Female

Ellen

Chown

Wife
Male

Harry

Chown

Son
Male

Roland

Chown

Son
Female

Bula

Chown

Daughter
Female

Adah Elizabeth

Morton

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Gorila

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Williams

Servant
Male

Frederick

Thompson

Lodger
Female

Emily

Marker

Lodger
First name(s) Roland
Last name Chown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rockbeare, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roland

Chown

Head

Married

42

1839

Rockbeare, Devon, England

Ellen

Chown

Wife

Married

24

1857

Starcross, Devon, England

Harry

Chown

Son

Single

12

1869

Rockbeare, Devon, England

Roland

Chown

Son

Single

9

1872

Rockbeare, Devon, England

Bula

Chown

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Adah Elizabeth

Morton

Boarder

Single

25

1856

-

Mary Ann

Gorila

Servant

-

32

1849

Lewisham, Devon, England

Charlotte

Williams

Servant

Single

24

1857

Devonport, Devon, England

Frederick

Thompson

Lodger

Married

39

1842

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Marker

Lodger

Married

54

1827

Rockbeare, Devon, England

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