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Household of William Metherell (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 Metherell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Metherell, born in 1846 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Metherell, born in 1850 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Liley (born 1872 in Hartland, Devon, England), Dan (born 1874 in Hartland, Devon, England), William (born 1876 in Hartland, Devon, England) and Silas (born 1880 in Welcombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Liley (born 1865 in Welcombe, Devon, England), William's Servant, Richard (born 1862 in Welcombe, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Lewis (born 1862 in Hartland, Devon, England).


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William Metherell's household

Male

William

Metherell

Head
Female

Catherine

Metherell

Wife
Female

Liley

Metherell

Daughter
Male

Dan

Metherell

Son
Male

William

Metherell

Son
Male

Silas

Metherell

Son
Female

Liley

Cornish

Servant
Male

Richard

Pengelly

Servant
Male

Lewis

Oke

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Metherell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Metherell

Head

Married

35

1846

Hartland, Devon, England

Catherine

Metherell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hartland, Devon, England

Liley

Metherell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hartland, Devon, England

Dan

Metherell

Son

Single

7

1874

Hartland, Devon, England

William

Metherell

Son

Single

5

1876

Hartland, Devon, England

Silas

Metherell

Son

Single

1

1880

Welcombe, Devon, England

Liley

Cornish

Servant

Single

16

1865

Welcombe, Devon, England

Richard

Pengelly

Servant

Single

19

1862

Welcombe, Devon, England

Lewis

Oke

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hartland, Devon, England

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