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Household of Samuel Sleep (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Stonehouse, 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 Sleep and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Sleep, born in 1845 in Black Torrington, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Fanny Sleep, born in 1847 in North Petherwin, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1877 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1878 in Stonehouse, Devon, England) and Fred (born 1880 in Stonehouse, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Alice (born 1866 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Samuel's Lodger, Thomas (born 1851 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), Samuel's Lodger, John S (born 1858 in South America) and Samuel's Lodger, Charles R (born 1860 in Devon, England).


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Samuel Sleep's household

Male

Samuel

Sleep

Head
Female

Fanny

Sleep

Wife
Male

William H

Sleep

Son
Female

Mary J

Sleep

Daughter
Male

Fred

Sleep

Son
Female

Alice

Drew

Servant
Male

Thomas

Cobbledick

Lodger
Male

John S

Sanders

Lodger
Male

Charles R

Everson

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Sleep
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Black Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Sleep

Head

Married

36

1845

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Fanny

Sleep

Wife

Married

34

1847

North Petherwin, Cornwall, England

William H

Sleep

Son

Single

4

1877

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Mary J

Sleep

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Fred

Sleep

Son

Single

1

1880

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Alice

Drew

Servant

Single

15

1866

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Thomas

Cobbledick

Lodger

-

30

1851

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

John S

Sanders

Lodger

Single

23

1858

South America

Charles R

Everson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

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