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Household of Thomas Wish (born 1825, 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 Wish and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wish, born in 1825 in Broadclyst, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Wish, born in 1829 in Broadclyst, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Fanny (born 1860 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), William H B (born 1862 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), John B (born 1866 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), Harriet B (born 1869 in Broadclyst, Devon, England) and Kate (born 1872 in Broadclyst, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1866 in Broadclyst, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Francis (born 1866 in Broadclyst, Devon, England).


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Thomas Wish's household

Male

Thomas

Wish

Head
Female

Harriet

Wish

Wife
Female

Fanny

Wish

Daughter
Male

William H B

Wish

Son
Male

Thomas

Wish

Son
Male

John B

Wish

Son
Female

Harriet B

Wish

Daughter
Female

Kate

Wish

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ash

Servant
Female

Alice

Wills

Servant
Male

Francis

Copp

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Broadclyst, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wish

Head

Married

56

1825

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Harriet

Wish

Wife

Married

52

1829

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Fanny

Wish

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Broadclyst, Devon, England

William H B

Wish

Son

Single

19

1862

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Thomas

Wish

Son

Single

17

1864

Broadclyst, Devon, England

John B

Wish

Son

Single

15

1866

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Harriet B

Wish

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Kate

Wish

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Emma

Ash

Servant

Single

18

1863

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Alice

Wills

Servant

Single

15

1866

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Francis

Copp

Servant

Single

15

1866

Broadclyst, Devon, England

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