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Household of William Giles (born 1829, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Giles, born in 1829 in Walkhampton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Giles, born in 1834 in Sampford Spiney, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1859 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Elizabeth J (born 1857 in Walkhampton, Devon, England) and Mary J (born 1863 in Walkhampton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Walkhampton, Devon, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1867 in Walkhampton, Devon, England).


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William Giles's household

Male

William

Giles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Giles

Wife
Male

John E

Giles

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Giles

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Giles

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Butland

Servant
Male

William

Perkin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Giles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Walkhampton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Giles

Head

Married

52

1829

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Giles

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sampford Spiney, Devon, England

John E

Giles

Son

Single

22

1859

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Giles

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Mary J

Giles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Thomas

Butland

Servant

Single

20

1861

Walkhampton, Devon, England

William

Perkin

Servant

Single

14

1867

Walkhampton, Devon, England

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