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Household of William Discombe (born 1833, 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 Discombe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Discombe, born in 1833 in Teignmouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Discombe, born in 1828 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A B (born 1855 in Torquay, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1865 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Willie (born 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James S (born 1858 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England) and William's Boarder, Frederick (born 1862 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England).


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William Discombe's household

Male

William

Discombe

Head
Female

Sarah

Discombe

Wife
Female

Sarah A B

Discombe

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Discombe

Daughter
Male

Willie

Discombe

Son
Male

James S

Bradford

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Bradford

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Discombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Teignmouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Discombe

Head

Married

48

1833

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Discombe

Wife

Married

53

1828

Exeter, Devon, England

Sarah A B

Discombe

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Torquay, Devon, England

Bessie

Discombe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Exeter, Devon, England

Willie

Discombe

Son

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

James S

Bradford

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Frederick

Bradford

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

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