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Household of Benjamin Burgess (born 1831, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, 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 Burgess and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Burgess, born in 1831 in Sutton, Staffordshire, consisted of 12 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Betsy Burgess, born in 1833 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Martha (born 1857 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1862 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Demaris (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Deborah (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Alfred (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1847 in Launceston, Cornwall, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Joseph (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Burgess's household

Male

Benjamin

Burgess

Head
Female

Betsy

Burgess

Wife
Female

Martha

Burgess

Daughter
Male

John

Burgess

Son
Male

Benjamin

Burgess

Son
Male

Joseph

Burgess

Son
Female

Demaris

Burgess

Daughter
Female

Deborah

Burgess

Daughter
Male

William

Burgess

Son
Male

Alfred

Burgess

Son
Male

James

Crocker

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Crockett

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Burgess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sutton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Burgess

Head

Married

50

1831

Sutton, Staffordshire, England

Betsy

Burgess

Wife

Married

48

1833

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Burgess

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Burgess

Son

Single

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Burgess

Son

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Burgess

Son

Single

12

1869

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Demaris

Burgess

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Deborah

Burgess

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Burgess

Son

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Burgess

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

James

Crocker

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Launceston, Cornwall, England

Joseph

Crockett

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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