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Household of William Britton (born 1819, 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 Britton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Britton, born in 1819 in Ilfracombe, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Fanny (born 1849 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), James D (born 1857 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Elizabeth D (born 1860 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Jane (born 1864 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Florence M Williams, born in 1876 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England.


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William Britton's household

Male

William

Britton

Head
Female

Fanny

Britton

Daughter
Male

James D

Britton

Son
Female

Elizabeth D

Britton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Britton

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Williams

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Britton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Britton

Head

Widower

62

1819

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Fanny

Britton

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

James D

Britton

Son

Single

24

1857

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Elizabeth D

Britton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Jane

Britton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Florence M

Williams

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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