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Household of William Rule (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 Rule and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rule, born in 1831 in Blackwater, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Rule, born in 1840 in Modbury, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1861 in Cornwall, England. They had 1 grandchild; Ada, born 1881 in Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Aunt, Elizabeth James, born in 1813 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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William Rule's household

Male

William

Rule

Head
Female

Mary

Rule

Wife
Female

Sarah

Robins

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

James

Aunt
Female

Ada

Robins

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Blackwater, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rule

Head

Married

50

1831

Blackwater, Cornwall, England

Mary

Rule

Wife

Married

41

1840

Modbury, Devon, England

Sarah

Robins

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

James

Aunt

Widow

68

1813

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ada

Robins

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cornwall, England

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