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Household of Alfred Palmer (born 1837, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

Alfred Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Palmer, born in 1837 in Frome, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Lavinia Palmer, born in 1840 in Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1867 in Compton, Dorset, England), Mary J (born 1871 in Compton, Dorset, England), Alfred G (born 1874 in Compton, Dorset, England), William (born 1877 in Compton, Dorset, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Compton, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Boarder, John Palmer, born in 1832 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, England.


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Alfred Palmer's household

Male

Alfred

Palmer

Head
Female

Lavinia

Palmer

Wife
Female

Annie

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Alfred G

Palmer

Son
Male

William

Palmer

Son
Male

Henry

Palmer

Son
Male

John

Palmer

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Frome, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Palmer

Head

Married

44

1837

Frome, Dorset, England

Lavinia

Palmer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dorset, England

Annie

Palmer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Compton, Dorset, England

Mary J

Palmer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Compton, Dorset, England

Alfred G

Palmer

Son

Single

7

1874

Compton, Dorset, England

William

Palmer

Son

Single

4

1877

Compton, Dorset, England

Henry

Palmer

Son

Single

1

1880

Compton, Dorset, England

John

Palmer

Boarder

-

49

1832

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

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