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Household of Benjamin Colgate (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Colgate and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Colgate, born in 1840 in Bexley Heath, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susan Anna Colgate, born in 1842 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Henry R (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Roger (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Susanna (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Lydia (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Other, Susan Anna (born 1842 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Niece, Mary (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Colgate's household

Male

Benjamin

Colgate

Head
Female

Susan Anna

Colgate

Other
Male

Henry R

Colgate

Son
Female

Mary

Colgate

Daughter
Male

Roger

Colgate

Son
Female

Susanna

Colgate

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Colgate

Daughter
Female

Mary

Swath

Niece
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Colgate
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bexley Heath, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Colgate

Head

Married

41

1840

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

Susan Anna

Colgate

Other

Married

39

1842

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry R

Colgate

Son

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

Colgate

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Roger

Colgate

Son

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Susanna

Colgate

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Colgate

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Swath

Niece

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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