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Household of William Rex (born 1816, 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 Rex and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rex, born in 1816 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Rex, born in 1849 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Ellen B (born 1871 in Exeter, Devon, England), Florence M (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Lily L (born 1877 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Caroline Ship, born in 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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William Rex's household

Male

William

Rex

Head
Female

Ellen

Rex

Wife
Female

Ellen B

Rex

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Rex

Daughter
Female

Lily L

Rex

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rex

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Ship

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Rex
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rex

Head

Married

65

1816

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Rex

Wife

Married

32

1849

Devon, England

Ellen B

Rex

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Exeter, Devon, England

Florence M

Rex

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Lily L

Rex

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Exeter, Devon, England

Alice

Rex

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Caroline

Ship

Servant

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

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