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Household of Benjamin Dixon (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Dixon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Dixon, born in 1832 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dixon, born in 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henry (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William John (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Henry Dixon, born in 1832 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Benjamin Dixon's household

Male

Benjamin

Dixon

Head
Female

Ellen

Dixon

Wife
Male

Henry

Dixon

Lodger
Female

Mary

Dixon

Daughter
Male

George

Dixon

Son
Male

Thomas

Dixon

Son
Male

Henry

Dixon

Son
Male

William John

Dixon

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Dixon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Dixon

Head

Married

49

1832

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ellen

Dixon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Henry

Dixon

Lodger

Single

49

1832

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Dixon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Dixon

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Dixon

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry

Dixon

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

William John

Dixon

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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