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Household of Albert Besant (born 1839, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Albert Besant and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Albert Besant, born in 1839 in Portsea, Hampshire, consisted of 12 members. Albert was the head of the household, married to Lucy Jane Besant, born in 1857 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Albert Wm (born 1863 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Henry Edgar Robt (born 1866 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Ada Rose (born 1867 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), George Bishop R (born 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and William Henry (born 1880 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Albert's Servant, John (born 1834 in Andover, Hampshire, England), Albert's Servant, Harriet Sophia (born 1835 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Albert's Servant, Maria Louisa (born 1859 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England), Albert's Servant, Maria Kate (born 1860 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Albert's Servant, Emily (born 1855 in Wentnor, Shropshire, England).


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Albert Besant's household

Male

Albert

Besant

Head
Female

Lucy Jane

Besant

Wife
Male

Albert Wm

Besant

Son
Male

Henry Edgar Robt

Besant

Son
Female

Ada Rose

Besant

Daughter
Male

George Bishop R

Besant

Son
Male

William Henry

Besant

Son
Male

John

Holloway

Servant
Female

Harriet Sophia

Holloway

Servant
Female

Maria Louisa

Cooke

Servant
Female

Maria Kate

Leveritt

Servant
Female

Emily

Evans

Servant
First name(s) Albert
Last name Besant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Albert

Besant

Head

Married

42

1839

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Lucy Jane

Besant

Wife

Married

24

1857

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Albert Wm

Besant

Son

Single

18

1863

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Henry Edgar Robt

Besant

Son

Single

15

1866

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Ada Rose

Besant

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Portsea, Hampshire, England

George Bishop R

Besant

Son

Single

2

1879

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William Henry

Besant

Son

Single

1

1880

Portsea, Hampshire, England

John

Holloway

Servant

Married

47

1834

Andover, Hampshire, England

Harriet Sophia

Holloway

Servant

Married

46

1835

Croydon, Surrey, England

Maria Louisa

Cooke

Servant

Single

22

1859

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Maria Kate

Leveritt

Servant

Single

21

1860

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Emily

Evans

Servant

Single

26

1855

Wentnor, Shropshire, England

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