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Household of William Cleave (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 Cleave and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cleave, born in 1850 in Crediton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cleave, born in 1841 in Starcross, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England), Frank (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Nelly (born 1876 in Exeter, Devon, England) and George (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Mother, Susan Shell, born in 1815 in St Ives, Cornwall, England.


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William Cleave's household

Male

William

Cleave

Head
Female

Ellen

Cleave

Wife
Male

Henry

Cleave

Son
Male

Frank

Cleave

Son
Female

Nelly

Cleave

Daughter
Male

George

Cleave

Son
Female

Susan

Shell

Wifes Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Cleave
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Crediton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cleave

Head

Married

31

1850

Crediton, Devon, England

Ellen

Cleave

Wife

Married

40

1841

Starcross, Devon, England

Henry

Cleave

Son

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Frank

Cleave

Son

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Nelly

Cleave

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Exeter, Devon, England

George

Cleave

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Susan

Shell

Wifes Mother

Widow

66

1815

St Ives, Cornwall, England

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