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Household of William Eales (born 1800, 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 Eales and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Eales, born in 1800 in East Ogwell, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jane, born 1846 in London, Middlesex, England. He had 3 grandchildren; Arthur S (born 1878 in Totnes, Devon, England), Harry W (born 1880 in Totnes, Devon, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Totnes, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Sarah (born 1819 in East Ogwell, Devon, England), William's Son In Law, Henry T (born 1853 in Totnes, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Lucy (born 1865 in Wellington, Somerset, England).


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William Eales's household

Male

William

Eales

Head
Female

Sarah

Squires

Sister
Male

Henry T

Distin

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Distin

Daughter
Male

Arthur S

Distin

Grand Son
Male

Harry W

Distin

Grand Son
Male

Frank

Distin

Grand Son
Female

Lucy

Styles

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Eales
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place East Ogwell, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Eales

Head

Widower

81

1800

East Ogwell, Devon, England

Sarah

Squires

Sister

Widow

62

1819

East Ogwell, Devon, England

Henry T

Distin

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Totnes, Devon, England

Jane

Distin

Daughter

Married

35

1846

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur S

Distin

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Totnes, Devon, England

Harry W

Distin

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Totnes, Devon, England

Frank

Distin

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Totnes, Devon, England

Lucy

Styles

Servant

Single

16

1865

Wellington, Somerset, England

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