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Household of William Edgcombe (born 1816, 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 Edgcombe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edgcombe, born in 1816 in Clovelly, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances M Edgcombe, born in 1836 in Leicestershire, England. They had 1 child; William E, born 1874 in Thornbury, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Frank R (born 1863 in Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Daniel (born 1859 in Thornbury, Devon, England), William's Servant, John H (born 1868 in Thornbury, Devon, England), William's Servant, Bessie (born 1859 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Mary J (born 1859 in Milton Damerel, Devon, England).


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William Edgcombe's household

Male

William

Edgcombe

Head
Female

Frances M

Edgcombe

Wife
Male

William E

Edgcombe

Son
Male

Frank R

Tewson

Visitor
Male

Daniel

Priest

Servant
Male

John H

Priest

Servant
Female

Bessie

Dunn

Servant
Female

Mary J

Knight

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Edgcombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Clovelly, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edgcombe

Head

Married

65

1816

Clovelly, Devon, England

Frances M

Edgcombe

Wife

Married

45

1836

Leicestershire, England

William E

Edgcombe

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornbury, Devon, England

Frank R

Tewson

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

Daniel

Priest

Servant

Single

22

1859

Thornbury, Devon, England

John H

Priest

Servant

Single

13

1868

Thornbury, Devon, England

Bessie

Dunn

Servant

Single

22

1859

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

Mary J

Knight

Servant

Single

22

1859

Milton Damerel, Devon, England

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