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Household of William Caunter (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Caunter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Caunter, born in 1821 in South Tawton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hanny Caunter, born in 1821 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1857 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), Rheuben (born 1860 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1862 in Chudleigh, Devon, England) and Lavenia (born 1852 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Widow, Eliza (born 1813 in Chudleigh, Devon, England) and William's Widower, William (born 1812 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).


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William Caunter's household

Male

William

Caunter

Head
Female

Hanny

Caunter

Wife
Male

William

Caunter

Son
Male

Rheuben

Caunter

Son
Male

Edwin

Caunter

Son
Female

Eliza

Wills

Widow
Female

Lavenia

Wills

Daughter
Male

William

Descomb

Widower
First name(s) William
Last name Caunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place South Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Caunter

Head

Married

60

1821

South Tawton, Devon, England

Hanny

Caunter

Wife

Married

60

1821

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Caunter

Son

Single

24

1857

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Rheuben

Caunter

Son

Single

21

1860

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Edwin

Caunter

Son

Single

19

1862

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Eliza

Wills

Widow

Widow

68

1813

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Lavenia

Wills

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Chudleigh, Devon, England

William

Descomb

Widower

Widower

69

1812

Chudleigh, Devon, England

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