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Household of Benjamin Armstrong (born 1842, Shropshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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 Armstrong and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Armstrong, born in 1842 in Ironbridge, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Armstrong, born in 1837 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Stephen (born 1872 in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England) and Jane (born 1876 in Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Stepson, Hamlet (born 1860 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1849 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales).
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Benjamin Armstrong's household
Benjamin
Armstrong
Head
Mary A
Armstrong
Wife
Hamlet
Tomkinson
Stepson
Stephen
Armstrong
Son
Jane
Armstrong
Daughter
James
Steel
Lodger
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Armstrong |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Ironbridge, Shropshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Armstrong | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Ironbridge, Shropshire, England | |
Mary A | Armstrong | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Burslem, Staffordshire, England | |
Hamlet | Tomkinson | Stepson | Single | 21 | 1860 | Burslem, Staffordshire, England | |
Stephen | Armstrong | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England | |
Jane | Armstrong | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Smallthorne, Staffordshire, England | |
James | Steel | Lodger | Single | 32 | 1849 | Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales |
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