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Household of William Bishop (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Bishop and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bishop, born in 1835 in Honiton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Ashill, Somerset, England), William (born 1878 in Broadway, Somerset, England) and George Henry (born 1879 in Barrington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Clara (born 1864 in Somerset, England), William's Step Son, Tom W (born 1866 in Somerset, England), William's Step Son, Harry (born 1871 in Somerset, England) and William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Broadway, Somerset, England).


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William Bishop's household

Male

William

Bishop

Head
Female

Clara

Bryant

Step Daughter
Male

Tom W

Bryant

Step Son
Male

Harry

Bryant

Step Son
Male

William

Bishop

Head
Female

Jane

Bishop

Wife
Male

John

Bishop

Son
Male

William

Bishop

Son
Male

George Henry

Bishop

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Poynter

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Honiton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bishop

Head

Widower

46

1835

Honiton, Devon, England

Clara

Bryant

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Tom W

Bryant

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Somerset, England

Harry

Bryant

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Somerset, England

William

Bishop

Head

Married

34

1847

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Jane

Bishop

Wife

Married

34

1847

Broadway, Somerset, England

John

Bishop

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashill, Somerset, England

William

Bishop

Son

Single

3

1878

Broadway, Somerset, England

George Henry

Bishop

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Poynter

Sister In Law

Single

17

1864

Broadway, Somerset, England

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