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Household of Benjamin Clear (born 1834, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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 Clear and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Clear, born in 1834 in Bignor, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Anne Clear, born in 1831 in Mid Lavant, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Thomas William, born 1871 in Northchapel, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Son In Law, Albert (born 1862 in Northchapel, Sussex, England) and Benjamin's Daughter In Law, Ellen (born 1864 in Northchapel, Sussex, England).


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Benjamin Clear's household

Male

Benjamin

Clear

Head
Female

Mary Anne

Clear

Wife
Male

Albert

Denyer

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Denyer

Daughter In Law
Male

Thomas William

Clear

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Clear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bignor, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Clear

Head

Married

47

1834

Bignor, Sussex, England

Mary Anne

Clear

Wife

Married

50

1831

Mid Lavant, Sussex, England

Albert

Denyer

Son In Law

Single

19

1862

Northchapel, Sussex, England

Ellen

Denyer

Daughter In Law

Single

17

1864

Northchapel, Sussex, England

Thomas William

Clear

Son

Single

10

1871

Northchapel, Sussex, England

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