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Household of Benjamin C Backley (born 1832, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 C Backley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin C Backley, born in 1832 in Laxfield, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin C was the head of the household, married to Mary Backley, born in 1836 in Scotland. They had 7 children; Jemima J (born 1866 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1867 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Charles Henry (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John George (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Benjamion (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William J (born 1878 in Birtley, Durham, England) and James (born 1880 in Birtley, Durham, England).


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Benjamin C Backley's household

Male

Benjamin C

Backley

Head
Female

Mary

Backley

Wife
Female

Jemima J

Backley

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Backley

Daughter
Male

Charles Henry

Backley

Son
Male

John George

Backley

Son
Male

Benjamion

Backley

Son
Male

William J

Backley

Son
Male

James

Backley

Son
First name(s) Benjamin C
Last name Backley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Laxfield, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin C

Backley

Head

Married

49

1832

Laxfield, Suffolk, England

Mary

Backley

Wife

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Jemima J

Backley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Mary Elizabeth

Backley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Charles Henry

Backley

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John George

Backley

Son

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Benjamion

Backley

Son

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William J

Backley

Son

Single

3

1878

Birtley, Durham, England

James

Backley

Son

Single

1

1880

Birtley, Durham, England

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