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Household of Thomas Wadlan (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Wadlan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wadlan, born in 1847 in Yarnscombe, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Wadlan, born in 1851 in Colebrook, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Devon, England), Sidney (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and George (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Susan Rule, born in 1861 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England.


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Thomas Wadlan's household

Male

Thomas

Wadlan

Head
Female

Maria

Wadlan

Wife
Male

John

Wadlan

Son
Male

Sidney

Wadlan

Son
Male

George

Wadlan

Son
Female

Susan

Rule

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wadlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wadlan

Head

Married

34

1847

Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Maria

Wadlan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Colebrook, Devon, England

John

Wadlan

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Sidney

Wadlan

Son

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

George

Wadlan

Son

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Susan

Rule

Servant

Single

20

1861

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

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