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Household of William Jones (born 1838, 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 1838 in Braunton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jones, born in 1837 in West Down, Devon, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1859 in West Down, Devon, England), Eliza (born 1861 in West Down, Devon, England), Frank (born 1867 in West Down, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1869 in West Down, Devon, England), Emily (born 1874 in Tawstock, Devon, England), Lewis (born 1876 in West Down, Devon, England) and Sydney (born 1879 in West Down, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, William Wakeley, born in 1825 in Hartland, Devon, England.


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William Jones's household

Male

William

Jones

Head
Female

Eliza

Jones

Wife
Male

William

Jones

Son
Female

Eliza

Jones

Daughter
Male

Frank

Jones

Son
Male

Alfred

Jones

Son
Female

Emily

Jones

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Jones

Son
Male

Sydney

Jones

Son
Male

William

Wakeley

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First name(s) William
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Braunton, 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

43

1838

Braunton, Devon, England

Eliza

Jones

Wife

Married

44

1837

West Down, Devon, England

William

Jones

Son

Single

22

1859

West Down, Devon, England

Eliza

Jones

Daughter

Single

20

1861

West Down, Devon, England

Frank

Jones

Son

Single

14

1867

West Down, Devon, England

Alfred

Jones

Son

Single

12

1869

West Down, Devon, England

Emily

Jones

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tawstock, Devon, England

Lewis

Jones

Son

Single

5

1876

West Down, Devon, England

Sydney

Jones

Son

Single

2

1879

West Down, Devon, England

William

Wakeley

-

Widower

56

1825

Hartland, Devon, England

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