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Household of Benjamin Butland (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 Butland and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Butland, born in 1839 in Holbeton, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A A Butland, born in 1849 in North Huish, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Kate (born 1872 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1874 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England) and Blanch (born 1881 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in Plympton, Devon, England), Benjamin's Servant, Bessie (born 1867 in St Budeaux, Devon, England), Benjamin's Servant, William (born 1856 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England).


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Benjamin Butland's household

Male

Benjamin

Butland

Head
Female

Mary A A

Butland

Wife
Female

Kate

Butland

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Butland

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Butland

Son
Female

Blanch

Butland

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thisk

Servant
Female

Bessie

Frost

Servant
Male

William

Smith

Servant
Male

Thomas

Roberts

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Butland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Holbeton, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Butland

Head

Married

42

1839

Holbeton, Devon, England

Mary A A

Butland

Wife

Married

32

1849

North Huish, Devon, England

Kate

Butland

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Bessie

Butland

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Benjamin

Butland

Son

Single

5

1876

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Blanch

Butland

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Eliza

Thisk

Servant

Single

22

1859

Plympton, Devon, England

Bessie

Frost

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Budeaux, Devon, England

William

Smith

Servant

Single

25

1856

Devonport, Devon, England

Thomas

Roberts

Servant

Single

18

1863

Plympton St Mary, Devon, England

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