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Household of Benjamin Claxton (born 1814, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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 Claxton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Claxton, born in 1814 in Yarm, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Claxton, born in 1818 in Norton, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Robert (born 1850 in Stockton, Norfolk, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Scotland), Benjamin's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Benjamin's Boarder Visitor, William (born 1857 in Scotland).


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Benjamin Claxton's household

Male

Benjamin

Claxton

Head
Female

Margaret

Claxton

Wife
Male

Robert

Coverdale

Boarder
Male

Robert

Gramby

Boarder
Male

William

Sanderson

Boarder
Male

William

Robert

Boarder Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Claxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Yarm, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Claxton

Head

Married

67

1814

Yarm, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Claxton

Wife

Married

63

1818

Norton, Durham, England

Robert

Coverdale

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Stockton, Norfolk, England

Robert

Gramby

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Scotland

William

Sanderson

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William

Robert

Boarder Visitor

Single

24

1857

Scotland

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