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DENNIS, John 1 2
- Born: Abt 1863, Hatherleigh, Devon County, England
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1871 England Census (District 4, Hatherleigh, Devon County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas Dennis (age 50, b. Monkley [Monkleigh], Devon), wife Betsey [Petherick] (age 50, b. Hatherleigh, Devon) and children William (age 19, b. Hatherleigh, Devon), Bessie (age 17, b. Hatherleigh, Devon), Amy (age 16, b. Hatherleigh, Devon) and John (age 9, b. Hatherleigh, Devon), living in Hatherleigh, England. Thomas is listed as a "smith." Young Bessie is listed as a "dress maker." Also in the household is "servant" Robert Rige (age 20, b. Hatherleigh, Devon), who is listed as a "smith."
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1881 England Census (District 4, Hatherleigh, Devon County, England). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas Dennis (age 61, b. Hatherleigh [erroneous], Devon), and children John (age 19, b. Hatherleigh, Devon) and Amey (age 24, b. Hatherleigh), living in Hatherleigh, England. Also in the household is "relative" Sarah Backwill (age 10, b. Bristol, Devon), whose relationship to the family is unclear. Thomas is listed as a "blacksmith." John is listed as a "draper." Amey is listed as a "dress maker." Thomas's wife, Elizabeth, is visiting their daughter, Bessie [Dennis] Westlake. Also in the household are "servants" Samuel Kemp (age 16, b. Hatherleigh, Devon) and Henry Harris (age 19, b. Hatherleigh, Devon), who are both listed as "blacksmiths." Living nearby is Thomas' brother-in-law, Richard Petherick, and his family.