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Household of William Dyer (born 1847, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dyer, born in 1847 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Dyer, born in 1849 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1871 in Brixham, Devon, England), William T (born 1873 in Brixham, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Brixham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, George Purett, born in 1851 in Brixham, Devon, England.


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William Dyer's household

Male

William

Dyer

Head
Female

Sarah A

Dyer

Wife
Female

Eliza

Dyer

Daughter
Male

William T

Dyer

Son
Male

Frederick

Dyer

Son
Male

Frank

Dyer

Son
Male

George

Purett

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dyer

Head

Married

34

1847

Brixham, Devon, England

Sarah A

Dyer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Brixham, Devon, England

Eliza

Dyer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brixham, Devon, England

William T

Dyer

Son

Single

8

1873

Brixham, Devon, England

Frederick

Dyer

Son

Single

4

1877

Brixham, Devon, England

Frank

Dyer

Son

Single

1

1880

Brixham, Devon, England

George

Purett

Lodger

-

30

1851

Brixham, Devon, England

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