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Household of William Way (born 1848, Somerset)

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 Way and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Way, born in 1848 in Ilminster, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Way, born in 1848 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1873 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), John (born 1877 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, George Sheppard, born in 1860 in Brixton, Devon, England.


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William Way's household

Male

William

Way

Head
Female

Sarah

Way

Wife
Male

William

Way

Son
Male

John

Way

Son
Female

Florence

Way

Daughter
Male

George

Sheppard

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Way
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ilminster, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Way

Head

Married

33

1848

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Sarah

Way

Wife

Married

33

1848

Chard, Somerset, England

William

Way

Son

Single

8

1873

Ilminster, Somerset, England

John

Way

Son

Single

4

1877

Torquay, Devon, England

Florence

Way

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

George

Sheppard

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Brixton, Devon, England

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