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Household of William Drown (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, 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 Drown and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Drown, born in 1843 in Tetcott, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Drown, born in 1842 in Tetcott, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1870 in Clawton, Devon, England), Walter J (born 1875 in Clawton, Devon, England) and Emily J (born 1878 in Clawton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1808 in Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Fanny (born 1867 in Clawton, Devon, England), William's Visitor, Nicholas (born 1842 in Lifton, Devon, England) and William's Visitor Wife, Julia (born 1857 in Lifton, Devon, England).


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William Drown's household

Male

William

Drown

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Drown

Wife
Male

William H

Drown

Son
Male

Walter J

Drown

Son
Female

Emily J

Drown

Daughter
Male

William

Bursey

Servant
Female

Fanny

Allin

Servant
Male

Nicholas

Tapson

Visitor
Female

Julia

Tapson

Visitor Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Drown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Tetcott, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Drown

Head

Married

38

1843

Tetcott, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Drown

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tetcott, Devon, England

William H

Drown

Son

Single

11

1870

Clawton, Devon, England

Walter J

Drown

Son

Single

6

1875

Clawton, Devon, England

Emily J

Drown

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Clawton, Devon, England

William

Bursey

Servant

Single

73

1808

Cornwall, England

Fanny

Allin

Servant

Single

14

1867

Clawton, Devon, England

Nicholas

Tapson

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Lifton, Devon, England

Julia

Tapson

Visitor Wife

Married

24

1857

Lifton, Devon, England

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