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Household of William Jones (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 Jones and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jones, born in 1837 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jones, born in 1839 in Instow, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William Peake (born 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Alfred Peake (born 1870 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Clara Peake (born 1872 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Earnest (born 1881 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Marian (born 1811 in Instow, Devon, England), William's Lodger, Hannah (born 1857 in Ireland), William's Lodger, Matilda (born 1859 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, William (born 1867 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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William Jones's household

Male

William

Jones

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Wife
Male

William Peake

Jones

Son
Male

Alfred Peake

Jones

Son
Female

Clara Peake

Jones

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Jones

Son
Female

Marian

Nicholls

Mother
Female

Hannah

Bowby

Lodger
Female

Matilda

Bowby

Lodger
Male

William

Brailey

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jones

Head

Married

44

1837

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Wife

Married

42

1839

Instow, Devon, England

William Peake

Jones

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Alfred Peake

Jones

Son

Single

11

1870

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Clara Peake

Jones

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Earnest

Jones

Son

Single

0

1881

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Marian

Nicholls

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Instow, Devon, England

Hannah

Bowby

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Matilda

Bowby

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ireland

William

Brailey

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Bideford, Devon, England

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