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Household of William Straw (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, 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 Straw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Straw, born in 1841 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Straw, born in 1842 in Wembury, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Edwin J (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William A (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Richard E (born 1870 in Wembury, Devon, England), Lizzy Jane (born 1872 in Wembury, Devon, England), Mabel Kate (born 1874 in Wembury, Devon, England), Rose Ellen (born 1877 in Wembury, Devon, England), George Hy (born 1879 in Wembury, Devon, England) and Ethel Phillippe (born 1881 in Wembury, Devon, England).


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William Straw's household

Male

William

Straw

Head
Female

Sarah

Straw

Wife
Male

Edwin J

Straw

Son
Male

William A

Straw

Son
Male

Richard E

Straw

Son
Female

Lizzy Jane

Straw

Daughter
Female

Mabel Kate

Straw

Daughter
Female

Rose Ellen

Straw

Daughter
Male

George Hy

Straw

Son
Female

Ethel Phillippe

Straw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Straw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Straw

Head

Married

40

1841

Plymouth, Devon, England

Sarah

Straw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wembury, Devon, England

Edwin J

Straw

Son

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

William A

Straw

Son

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Richard E

Straw

Son

Single

11

1870

Wembury, Devon, England

Lizzy Jane

Straw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wembury, Devon, England

Mabel Kate

Straw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wembury, Devon, England

Rose Ellen

Straw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wembury, Devon, England

George Hy

Straw

Son

Single

2

1879

Wembury, Devon, England

Ethel Phillippe

Straw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wembury, Devon, England

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