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Household of Samuel Marchant (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Marchant and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Marchant, born in 1844 in Devon, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Harriet Marchant, born in 1842 in Dunsford, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Bessie (born 1871 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Kate (born 1874 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1876 in St Thomas, Devon, England), William (born 1878 in St Thomas, Devon, England) and Daniel (born 1880 in St Thomas, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1831 in Devon, England), Samuel's Boarder, Mary (born 1826 in Exeter, Devon, England), Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Powderham, Devon, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Edward (born 1857 in Bournemouth, Devon, England).


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Samuel Marchant's household

Male

Samuel

Marchant

Head
Female

Harriet

Marchant

Wife
Female

Bessie

Marchant

Daughter
Female

Kate

Marchant

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Marchant

Daughter
Male

William

Marchant

Son
Male

Daniel

Marchant

Son
Female

Sarah

Kemble

Sister In Law
Female

Mary

Quintrell

Boarder
Male

William

Towill

Boarder
Male

Edward

Hemming

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Marchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Marchant

Head

Married

37

1844

Devon, England

Harriet

Marchant

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dunsford, Devon, England

Bessie

Marchant

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Thomas, Devon, England

Kate

Marchant

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Thomas, Devon, England

Ellen

Marchant

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Thomas, Devon, England

William

Marchant

Son

Single

3

1878

St Thomas, Devon, England

Daniel

Marchant

Son

Single

1

1880

St Thomas, Devon, England

Sarah

Kemble

Sister In Law

Married

50

1831

Devon, England

Mary

Quintrell

Boarder

Widow

55

1826

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Towill

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Powderham, Devon, England

Edward

Hemming

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Bournemouth, Devon, England

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