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Household of Benjamin Anderson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Benjamin Anderson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Anderson, born in 1829 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Harriet Anderson, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1862 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Hannah M (born 1864 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1866 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Ledgard (born 1869 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Harriet A (born 1873 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and George H (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Apprentice, George (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Father In Law, William (born 1814 in Darfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Anderson's household

Male

Benjamin

Anderson

Head
Female

Harriet

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Hannah M

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Tom

Anderson

Son
Male

Ledgard

Anderson

Son
Female

Harriet A

Anderson

Daughter
Male

George H

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Spurr

Apprentice
Male

William

Norcliffe

Father In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Anderson

Head

Married

52

1829

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Anderson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Yorkshire, England

James

Anderson

Son

Single

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William

Anderson

Son

Single

19

1862

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Anderson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Anderson

Son

Single

15

1866

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ledgard

Anderson

Son

Single

12

1869

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Harriet A

Anderson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George H

Anderson

Son

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George

Spurr

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William

Norcliffe

Father In Law

Widower

67

1814

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

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