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Household of William Alford (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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.

William Alford and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alford, born in 1849 in Atherington, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Alford, born in 1848 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1870 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), George (born 1874 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), John (born 1878 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England) and James (born 1880 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Moon, born in 1856 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England.


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William Alford's household

Male

William

Alford

Head
Female

Sarah

Alford

Wife
Male

Henry

Alford

Son
Male

George

Alford

Son
Male

Thomas

Alford

Son
Male

John

Alford

Son
Male

James

Alford

Son
Male

James

Moon

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Alford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Atherington, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alford

Head

Married

32

1849

Atherington, Devon, England

Sarah

Alford

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Henry

Alford

Son

Single

11

1870

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

George

Alford

Son

Single

7

1874

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Thomas

Alford

Son

Single

5

1876

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

John

Alford

Son

Single

3

1878

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

James

Alford

Son

Single

1

1880

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

James

Moon

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

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