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Household of William Backwell (born 1830, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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 Backwell and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Backwell, born in 1830 in Crediton, Devon, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Backwell, born in 1837 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England. They had 10 children; James (born 1865 in Crediton, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1866 in Crediton, Devon, England), William (born 1867 in Crediton, Devon, England), Bertha (born 1869 in Crediton, Devon, England), Ralph (born 1871 in Crediton, Devon, England), Lawrence J (born 1873 in Crediton, Devon, England), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Crediton, Devon, England), Jane E (born 1875 in Crediton, Devon, England), Wallace (born 1877 in Crediton, Devon, England) and Leonard (born 1878 in Crediton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1828 in Crediton, Devon, England) and William's Lodger, Arthur (born 1850 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England).
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William Backwell's household
William
Backwell
Head
Mary
Backwell
Wife
James
Backwell
Son
Samuel
Backwell
Son
William
Backwell
Son
Bertha
Backwell
Daughter
Ralph
Backwell
Son
Lawrence J
Backwell
Son
Elizabeth A
Backwell
Daughter
Jane E
Backwell
Daughter
Wallace
Backwell
Son
Leonard
Backwell
Son
Jane
Hooper
Sister In Law
Arthur
Jackman
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Backwell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Crediton, Devon, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Backwell | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Mary | Backwell | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Hatherleigh, Devon, England | |
James | Backwell | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Samuel | Backwell | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
William | Backwell | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Bertha | Backwell | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Ralph | Backwell | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Lawrence J | Backwell | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth A | Backwell | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Jane E | Backwell | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Wallace | Backwell | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Leonard | Backwell | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Jane | Hooper | Sister In Law | Single | 53 | 1828 | Crediton, Devon, England | |
Arthur | Jackman | Lodger | Single | 31 | 1850 | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England |
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