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Household of Ben Idle (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Ben Idle and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Idle, born in 1828 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Mary Idle, born in 1831 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1858 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Francis (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Mary Beevers (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Timothy (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England) and John Wm (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England).


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Ben Idle's household

Male

Ben

Idle

Head
Female

Mary

Idle

Wife
Female

Sarah

Idle

Daughter
Male

James

Idle

Son
Female

Francis

Idle

Daughter
Female

Mary Beevers

Idle

Daughter
Female

Emma

Idle

Daughter
Male

Timothy

Idle

Son
Male

John Wm

Idle

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Idle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Idle

Head

Married

53

1828

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Idle

Wife

Married

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Idle

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

James

Idle

Son

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Francis

Idle

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Mary Beevers

Idle

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Idle

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Timothy

Idle

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Idle

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

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