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Household of Benjamin Chance (born 1845, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Chance and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Chance, born in 1845 in Wandsworth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Chance, born in 1846 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1866 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), Emily (born 1872 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), James (born 1874 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and Eliza (born 1876 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, George Peirce, born in 1825 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Benjamin Chance's household

Male

Benjamin

Chance

Head
Female

Mary A

Chance

Wife
Male

George

Chance

Son
Male

Alfred

Chance

Son
Female

Emily

Chance

Daughter
Male

James

Chance

Son
Female

Eliza

Chance

Daughter
Male

George

Peirce

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Chance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Chance

Head

Married

36

1845

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Mary A

Chance

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

George

Chance

Son

Single

15

1866

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Alfred

Chance

Son

Single

12

1869

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Emily

Chance

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

James

Chance

Son

Single

7

1874

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Eliza

Chance

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

George

Peirce

Lodger

Single

56

1825

City of London, Middlesex, England

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