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Household of William Popham (born 1844, 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 Popham and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Popham, born in 1844 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Popham, born in 1844 in Ashford, Devon, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Frances (born 1868 in Ashford, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1873 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Edith (born 1877 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Lilly (born 1879 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and James (born 1881 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Mary Tossell, born in 1813 in At Sea.


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William Popham's household

Male

William

Popham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Popham

Wife
Male

William

Popham

Son
Female

Frances

Popham

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Popham

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Popham

Son
Female

Jessie

Popham

Daughter
Female

Edith

Popham

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Popham

Daughter
Male

James

Popham

Son
Female

Mary

Tossell

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Popham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Popham

Head

Married

37

1844

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Popham

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ashford, Devon, England

William

Popham

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Frances

Popham

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashford, Devon, England

Lucy

Popham

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Edwin

Popham

Son

Single

8

1873

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Jessie

Popham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Edith

Popham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Lilly

Popham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barnstaple, Devon, England

James

Popham

Son

Single

0

1881

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Tossell

Lodger

Single

68

1813

At Sea

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