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Household of William Hobbs (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 Hobbs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hobbs, born in 1842 in Bridestowe, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Bridestowe, Devon, England), George (born 1868 in Bridestowe, Devon, England), Susan (born 1870 in Bridestowe, Devon, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Bridestowe, Devon, England), Mary G (born 1876 in Bridestowe, Devon, England) and Ann (born 1878 in Bridestowe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Grace Lavis, born in 1815 in Bridestowe, Devon, England.


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William Hobbs's household

Male

William

Hobbs

Head
Female

Grace

Lavis

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

George

Hobbs

Son
Female

Susan

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Ann

Hobbs

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bridestowe, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hobbs

Head

Widower

39

1842

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Grace

Lavis

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bridestowe, Devon, England

George

Hobbs

Son

Single

13

1868

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Susan

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Eliza

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Mary G

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bridestowe, Devon, England

Ann

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bridestowe, Devon, England

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