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Household of William Oliver (born 1840, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oliver, born in 1840 in Ashwater, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Oliver, born in 1845 in Halwill, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Rhoda A (born 1874 in Devon, England), Mary L (born 1876 in Devon, England), William T (born 1879 in Devon, England) and John H (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, James (born 1800 in Halwill, Devon, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1864 in Bridgerule, Devon, England), William's Servant, Henry (born 1841 in Bridgerule, Devon, England) and William's Servant, James (born 1866 in Bridgerule, Devon, England).


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William Oliver's household

Male

William

Oliver

Head
Female

Mary

Oliver

Wife
Female

Rhoda A

Oliver

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Oliver

Daughter
Male

William T

Oliver

Son
Male

John H

Oliver

Son
Male

James

Oliver

Father
Female

Eliza

Hooper

Servant
Male

Henry

Hoare

Servant
Male

James

Parnell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashwater, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oliver

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashwater, Devon, England

Mary

Oliver

Wife

Married

36

1845

Halwill, Devon, England

Rhoda A

Oliver

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Mary L

Oliver

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

William T

Oliver

Son

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

John H

Oliver

Son

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

James

Oliver

Father

Widower

81

1800

Halwill, Devon, England

Eliza

Hooper

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bridgerule, Devon, England

Henry

Hoare

Servant

Single

40

1841

Bridgerule, Devon, England

James

Parnell

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bridgerule, Devon, England

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