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Household of Thomas Back (born 1836, 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.

Thomas Back and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Back, born in 1836 in Crediton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Back, born in 1851 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Henery (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Francis (born 1863 in Belstone, Devon, England), Thomas's Lodger, Agnes (born 1821 in Germansweek, Devon, England) and Thomas's -, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Thomas Back's household

Male

Thomas

Back

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Back

Wife
Male

John

Back

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Back

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Back

Son
Male

Henery

Back

Son
Male

Francis

Langmead

Lodger
Female

Agnes

Langmead

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Heal

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First name(s) Thomas
Last name Back
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Crediton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Back

Head

Married

45

1836

Crediton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Back

Wife

Married

30

1851

Exeter, Devon, England

John

Back

Son

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Back

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Alfred

Back

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Henery

Back

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Francis

Langmead

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Belstone, Devon, England

Agnes

Langmead

Lodger

Married

60

1821

Germansweek, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Heal

-

Widow

64

1817

Exeter, Devon, England

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