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Household of William Morrish (born 1844, 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 Morrish and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Morrish, born in 1844 in Chagford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bessie Morrish, born in 1849 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Bessie C (born 1874 in Chagford, Devon, England), Bertram (born 1878 in Chagford, Devon, England) and Ivy (born 1880 in Chagford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1855 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England) and William's Servant, Jessie (born 1866 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England).


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William Morrish's household

Male

William

Morrish

Head
Female

Bessie

Morrish

Wife
Female

Bessie C

Morrish

Daughter
Male

Bertram

Morrish

Son
Female

Ivy

Morrish

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cox

Sister In Law
Female

Jessie

Oades

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Morrish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chagford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Morrish

Head

Married

37

1844

Chagford, Devon, England

Bessie

Morrish

Wife

Married

32

1849

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Bessie C

Morrish

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chagford, Devon, England

Bertram

Morrish

Son

Single

3

1878

Chagford, Devon, England

Ivy

Morrish

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chagford, Devon, England

Sarah

Cox

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Jessie

Oades

Servant

Single

15

1866

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

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