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Household of Amelia Besant (born 1819, 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.

Amelia Besant and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amelia Besant, born in 1819 in Portsea, Hampshire, consisted of 4 members. Amelia was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; John F (born 1860 in Wyke Regis, Dorset, England) and Sarah A (born 1863 in Wyke Regis, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Amelia's Servant, Georgina Samwags, born in 1854 in Gosport, Hampshire, England.


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Amelia Besant's household

Female

Amelia

Besant

Head
Male

John F

Besant

Son
Female

Sarah A

Besant

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Samwags

Servant
First name(s) Amelia
Last name Besant
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Amelia

Besant

Head

Widow

62

1819

Portsea, Hampshire, England

John F

Besant

Son

Single

21

1860

Wyke Regis, Dorset, England

Sarah A

Besant

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wyke Regis, Dorset, England

Georgina

Samwags

Servant

Single

27

1854

Gosport, Hampshire, England

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