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Household of Benjamin Button (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Button and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Button, born in 1840 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Button, born in 1842 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Frederick G (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henrietta (born 1876 in Middlesex, England), Grace E (born 1879 in Middlesex, England) and Eliza F (born 1881 in Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Button's household

Male

Benjamin

Button

Head
Female

Jane

Button

Wife
Female

Jane

Button

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Button

Daughter
Male

Frederick G

Button

Son
Female

Henrietta

Button

Daughter
Female

Grace E

Button

Daughter
Female

Eliza F

Button

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Button

Head
Female

Eliza

Button

Wife
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Button
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Button

Head

Married

41

1840

Bath, Somerset, England

Jane

Button

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Button

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Button

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frederick G

Button

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henrietta

Button

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Grace E

Button

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Eliza F

Button

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Button

Head

Married

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Button

Wife

Married

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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