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Household of Samuel Mayers (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Mayers and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Mayers, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mayers, born in 1839 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 1 child; Minnie, born 1864 in Deptford, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Visitor, Julia (born 1837 in Sussex, England) and Samuel's Lodger, William (born 1834 in Ireland).


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Samuel Mayers's household

Male

Samuel

Mayers

Head
Female

Eliza

Mayers

Wife
Female

Minnie

Mayers

Daughter
Female

Julia

Pollett

Visitor
Male

William

Purvis

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Mayers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Mayers

Head

Married

44

1837

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eliza

Mayers

Wife

Married

42

1839

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Minnie

Mayers

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Deptford, Kent, England

Julia

Pollett

Visitor

Single

44

1837

Sussex, England

William

Purvis

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Ireland

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