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Household of William Dever (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 Dever and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dever, born in 1849 in Seaforth, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Dever, born in 1850 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Annie P (born 1869 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), John P (born 1870 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Adam (born 1874 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), William P (born 1877 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1878 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1880 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1881 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Prescott, born in 1822 in Prescot, Lancashire, England.


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William Dever's household

Male

William

Dever

Head
Female

Alice

Dever

Wife
Female

Annie P

Dever

Daughter
Male

John P

Dever

Son
Male

Adam

Dever

Son
Male

William P

Dever

Son
Female

Isabella

Dever

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Dever

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dever

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dever

Daughter
Female

Ann

Prescott

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Dever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Seaforth, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dever

Head

Married

32

1849

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dever

Wife

Married

31

1850

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Annie P

Dever

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Prescot, Lancashire, England

John P

Dever

Son

Single

11

1870

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Adam

Dever

Son

Single

7

1874

Whiston, Lancashire, England

William P

Dever

Son

Single

4

1877

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Dever

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Dever

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dever

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dever

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Prescott

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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