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Household of Benjamin Capper (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Capper and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Capper, born in 1835 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Capper, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1866 in East Indies), Peter (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1873 in Neston, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) and Benjamin's Visitor, Christabel (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Capper's household

Male

Benjamin

Capper

Head
Female

Ellen

Capper

Wife
Female

Fanny

Capper

Daughter
Male

Peter

Capper

Son
Male

William H

Capper

Son
Female

Ellen

Capper

Daughter
Female

Martha

Millington

Servant
Female

Christabel

Booker

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Capper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Capper

Head

Married

46

1835

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Capper

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Capper

Daughter

Single

15

1866

East Indies

Peter

Capper

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William H

Capper

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Capper

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Neston, Cheshire, England

Martha

Millington

Servant

Single

19

1862

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Christabel

Booker

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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