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Household of William Woolmay (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, 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 Woolmay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Woolmay, born in 1839 in Lapford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Woolmay, born in 1840 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1875 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Rosa S (born 1877 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Thomas (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England), William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1810 in Gloucestershire, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1846 in Devonport, Devon, England) and William's Boarder, Samuel (born 1858 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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William Woolmay's household

Male

William

Woolmay

Head
Female

Sophia

Woolmay

Wife
Male

William

Woolmay

Son
Female

Rosa S

Woolmay

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Short

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Neale

Boarder
Male

John

Trend

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Bazley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Woolmay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lapford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Woolmay

Head

Married

42

1839

Lapford, Devon, England

Sophia

Woolmay

Wife

Married

41

1840

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

William

Woolmay

Son

Single

6

1875

Devonport, Devon, England

Rosa S

Woolmay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devonport, Devon, England

Thomas

Short

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

Joseph

Neale

Boarder

Widower

71

1810

Gloucestershire, England

John

Trend

Boarder

Widower

35

1846

Devonport, Devon, England

Samuel

Bazley

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Devonport, Devon, England

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