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Household of Samuel Penny (born 1849, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Penny and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Penny, born in 1849 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Penny, born in 1844 in Devon, England. They had 1 child; Emma, born 1875 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Mary (born 1801 in Totnes, Devon, England), Samuel's Boarder, John (born 1821 in Yarcombe, Devon, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in Somerset, England).


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Samuel Penny's household

Male

Samuel

Penny

Head
Female

Mary

Penny

Wife
Female

Emma

Penny

Daughter
Female

Mary

Webber

Boarder
Male

John

Spiller

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Yard

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Penny

Head

Married

32

1849

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Mary

Penny

Wife

Married

37

1844

Devon, England

Emma

Penny

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Devon, England

Mary

Webber

Boarder

Widow

80

1801

Totnes, Devon, England

John

Spiller

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Thomas

Yard

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Somerset, England

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