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Household of Benjamin Chicken (born 1835, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 Chicken and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Chicken, born in 1835 in Seghill, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Barbara Chicken, born in 1857 in Washington, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Barbara Alice (born 1869 in Usworth, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1870 in Usworth, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Usworth, Durham, England), Jacob Clark (born 1877 in Usworth, Durham, England) and Robert Wilkinson (born 1879 in Usworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Walter Stradman, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Benjamin Chicken's household

Male

Benjamin

Chicken

Head
Female

Barbara

Chicken

Wife
Female

Barbara Alice

Chicken

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Chicken

Son
Male

Thomas

Chicken

Son
Male

Jacob Clark

Chicken

Son
Male

Robert Wilkinson

Chicken

Son
Male

Walter

Stradman

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Chicken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Seghill, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Chicken

Head

Married

46

1835

Seghill, Northumberland, England

Barbara

Chicken

Wife

Married

24

1857

Washington, Durham, England

Barbara Alice

Chicken

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Usworth, Durham, England

Benjamin

Chicken

Son

Single

11

1870

Usworth, Durham, England

Thomas

Chicken

Son

Single

9

1872

Usworth, Durham, England

Jacob Clark

Chicken

Son

Single

4

1877

Usworth, Durham, England

Robert Wilkinson

Chicken

Son

Single

2

1879

Usworth, Durham, England

Walter

Stradman

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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