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Household of Thomas S Chars (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 S Chars and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas S Chars, born in 1819 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas S was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Kate (born 1843 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Thomas C (born 1845 in Tavistock, Devon, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Harry (born 1875 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Edward C (born 1877 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Reginald F (born 1878 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas S's Son In Law, Edward (born 1853 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Thomas S's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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Thomas S Chars's household

Male

Thomas S

Chars

Head
Female

Kate

Chars

Daughter
Male

Thomas C

Chars

Son
Male

Edward

Backeh

Son In Law
Male

Harry

Backeh

Grand Son
Male

Edward C

Backeh

Grand Son
Male

Reginald F

Backeh

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Westlake

Servant
First name(s) Thomas S
Last name Chars
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas S

Chars

Head

Widower

62

1819

Tavistock, Devon, England

Kate

Chars

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Tavistock, Devon, England

Thomas C

Chars

Son

Single

36

1845

Tavistock, Devon, England

Edward

Backeh

Son In Law

Widower

28

1853

Tavistock, Devon, England

Harry

Backeh

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Tavistock, Devon, England

Edward C

Backeh

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Tavistock, Devon, England

Reginald F

Backeh

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary

Westlake

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

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