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Household of Samuel Counter (born 1840, 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.

Samuel Counter and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Counter, born in 1840 in South Tawton, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary A Counter, born in 1841 in Gidleigh, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Bessie A (born 1872 in Devon, England) and William G (born 1875 in Kentford, Devon, England).


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Samuel Counter's household

Male

Samuel

Counter

Head
Female

Mary A

Counter

Wife
Female

Bessie A

Counter

Daughter
Male

William G

Counter

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Counter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Counter

Head

Married

41

1840

South Tawton, Devon, England

Mary A

Counter

Wife

Married

40

1841

Gidleigh, Devon, England

Bessie A

Counter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

William G

Counter

Son

Single

6

1875

Kentford, Devon, England

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