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Household of Samuel Prowse (born 1841, 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.

Samuel Prowse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Prowse, born in 1841 in Christow, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Jane Prowse, born in 1844 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England), Mary (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Newbridge, Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Mary (born 1854 in Exeter, Devon, England), Samuel's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1841 in Devon, England), Samuel's Boarder, Edward (born 1837 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Bridget (born 1857 in Newbridge, Ireland).


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Samuel Prowse's household

Male

Samuel

Prowse

Head
Female

Jane

Prowse

Wife
Male

William

Prowse

Son
Female

Mary

Prowse

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bourne

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Welgar

Boarder
Male

Edward

Welgar

Boarder
Female

Bridget

Ringland

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Ringland

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Prowse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Christow, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Prowse

Head

Married

40

1841

Christow, Devon, England

Jane

Prowse

Wife

Married

37

1844

Devon, England

William

Prowse

Son

Single

15

1866

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary

Prowse

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary

Bourne

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Welgar

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Devon, England

Edward

Welgar

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Bridget

Ringland

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Newbridge, Ireland

Sarah

Ringland

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newbridge, Ireland

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