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Household of Thomas Hewish (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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 Hewish and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hewish, born in 1819 in Cheriton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Hewish, born in 1818 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Emma (born 1848 in Cheriton, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1852 in Cheriton, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1854 in Cheriton, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1856 in Cheriton, Devon, England), Eva (born 1863 in Cheriton, Devon, England) and Arthur (born 1866 in Cheriton, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ernest, born 1878 in Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Ellen Oliver, born in 1861 in Cheriton, Devon, England.


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Thomas Hewish's household

Male

Thomas

Hewish

Head
Female

Mary

Hewish

Wife
Female

Emma

Hewish

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Hewish

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Hewish

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Hewish

Daughter
Female

Eva

Hewish

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Hewish

Son
Male

Ernest

Coulman

Grand Son
Female

Ellen

Oliver

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hewish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Cheriton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hewish

Head

Married

62

1819

Cheriton, Devon, England

Mary

Hewish

Wife

Married

63

1818

Exeter, Devon, England

Emma

Hewish

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Cheriton, Devon, England

Lucy

Hewish

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Cheriton, Devon, England

Ellen

Hewish

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Cheriton, Devon, England

Bessie

Hewish

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Cheriton, Devon, England

Eva

Hewish

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheriton, Devon, England

Arthur

Hewish

Son

Single

15

1866

Cheriton, Devon, England

Ernest

Coulman

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Scotland

Ellen

Oliver

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Cheriton, Devon, England

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