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Household of William Rees (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Rees and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rees, born in 1847 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Rees, born in 1848 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen F (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), Priscilla (born 1876 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England), Sarah J (born 1878 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England) and William (born 1880 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Apprentice, George A (born 1864 in Combeinteignhead, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Susan (born 1867 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England).


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William Rees's household

Male

William

Rees

Head
Female

Emma

Rees

Wife
Female

Ellen F

Rees

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Rees

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Rees

Daughter
Male

William

Rees

Son
Male

George A

Drew

Apprentice
Female

Susan

Weeks

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rees

Head

Married

34

1847

Devon, England

Emma

Rees

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bedfordshire, England

Ellen F

Rees

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Priscilla

Rees

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

Sarah J

Rees

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

William

Rees

Son

Single

1

1880

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

George A

Drew

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

Susan

Weeks

Servant

Single

14

1867

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

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