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Household of William J Metcalfe (born 1832, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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 J Metcalfe and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Metcalfe, born in 1832 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, consisted of 5 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Woodruff, born in 1846 in Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Housekeeper, Henrietta (born 1846 in Somerset, England), William J's Boarder, Henrietta A (born 1867 in Bradford, Somerset, England), William J's Boarder, Sydney (born 1872 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and William J's Boarder, Kathleen (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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William J Metcalfe's household

Male

William J

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Henrietta

Woodruff

Housekeeper
Female

Henrietta A

Woodruff

Boarder
Male

Sydney

Woodruff

Boarder
Female

Kathleen

Woodruff

Boarder
First name(s) William J
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Metcalfe

Head

Married

49

1832

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Henrietta

Woodruff

Housekeeper

Married

35

1846

Somerset, England

Henrietta A

Woodruff

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Somerset, England

Sydney

Woodruff

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Taunton, Somerset, England

Kathleen

Woodruff

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

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