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Household of Silas Heard (born 1850, Gloucestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, 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.
Silas Heard and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Heard, born in 1850 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Fanny Heard, born in 1848 in Little Torrington, Devon, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1873 in Beaford, Devon, England), Wallace (born 1874 in Beaford, Devon, England), Edward (born 1875 in Beaford, Devon, England), Charles (born 1880 in Beaford, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Beaford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Silas's Apprentice, John Piper, born in 1861 in Devon, England.
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Silas Heard's household
Silas
Heard
Head
Fanny
Heard
Wife
George
Heard
Son
Wallace
Heard
Son
Edward
Heard
Son
Charles
Heard
Son
Elizabeth
Heard
Daughter
John
Piper
Apprentice
| First name(s) | Silas |
| Last name | Heard |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silas | Heard | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | |
Fanny | Heard | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Little Torrington, Devon, England | |
George | Heard | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Beaford, Devon, England | |
Wallace | Heard | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Beaford, Devon, England | |
Edward | Heard | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Beaford, Devon, England | |
Charles | Heard | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Beaford, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Heard | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Beaford, Devon, England | |
John | Piper | Apprentice | Single | 20 | 1861 | Devon, England |
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