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Household of Benjamin Collier (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 Collier and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Collier, born in 1844 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Collier, born in 1848 in Wavertree, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Lily (born 1876 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1878 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Joseph Hobbs, born in 1858 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.


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Benjamin Collier's household

Male

Benjamin

Collier

Head
Female

Mary A

Collier

Wife
Female

Lily

Collier

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Collier

Son
Female

Mary

Collier

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kelly

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hobbs

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Collier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Collier

Head

Married

37

1844

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Collier

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wavertree, Cheshire, England

Lily

Collier

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southport, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Collier

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Mary

Collier

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Southport, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kelly

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hobbs

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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