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Household of William R Northway (born 1810, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 R Northway and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Northway, born in 1810 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 15 members. William R was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; William R, born 1844 in Tavistock, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Sons Wife, Lucy J (born 1856 in Christow, Devon, England), William R's Sons Son, William H G R (born 1880 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William R's Assistant, Mary A (born 1831 in London, Middlesex, England), William R's Servant, Jessie (born 1854 in Devon, England), William R's Servant, Mary J (born 1853 in Launceston, Cornwall, England), William R's Servant, Thomas (born 1856 in Milton Abbot, Devon, England), William R's Servant, Simon (born 1829 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William R's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Peter Tavy, Devon, England), William R's Servant, Mary R (born 1859 in Devon, England), William R's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Devon, England), William R's Servant, Annie (born 1860 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England), William R's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and William R's Servant, William (born 1830 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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William R Northway's household

Male

William R

Northway

Head
Male

William R

Northway

Son
Female

Lucy J

Northway

Sons Wife
Male

William H G R

Northway

Sons Son
Female

Mary A

New

Assistant
Female

Jessie

Snell

Servant
Female

Mary J

Sussex

Servant
Male

Thomas

Dawe

Servant
Male

Simon

Webber

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Webber

Servant
Female

Mary R

Kenner

Servant
Female

Emma

Lang

Servant
Female

Annie

Cole

Servant
Female

Mary

Bailey

Servant
Male

William

Knight

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Northway
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Northway

Head

Widower

71

1810

Tavistock, Devon, England

William R

Northway

Son

Married

37

1844

Tavistock, Devon, England

Lucy J

Northway

Sons Wife

Married

25

1856

Christow, Devon, England

William H G R

Northway

Sons Son

Single

1

1880

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary A

New

Assistant

Single

50

1831

London, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Snell

Servant

Single

27

1854

Devon, England

Mary J

Sussex

Servant

Single

28

1853

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Dawe

Servant

Single

25

1856

Milton Abbot, Devon, England

Simon

Webber

Servant

Married

52

1829

Tavistock, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Webber

Servant

Married

52

1829

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Mary R

Kenner

Servant

Single

22

1859

Devon, England

Emma

Lang

Servant

Single

25

1856

Devon, England

Annie

Cole

Servant

Single

21

1860

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

Mary

Bailey

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tavistock, Devon, England

William

Knight

Servant

Single

51

1830

Tavistock, Devon, England

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