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Household of Benjamin E Metcalfe (born 1820, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 E Metcalfe and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin E Metcalfe, born in 1820 in Bramham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin E was the head of the household, married to Mary J Metcalfe, born in 1833 in Boxted, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Lucy E (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England) and Lilla W (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin E's Governess, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Baldersby, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin E's Servant, Ellen E (born 1852 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England), Benjamin E's Servant, Hannah (born 1854 in Flaxton, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin E's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Flaxton, Yorkshire, England).
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Benjamin E Metcalfe's household
Benjamin E
Metcalfe
Head
Mary J
Metcalfe
Wife
Lucy E
Metcalfe
Daughter
Lilla W
Metcalfe
Daughter
Elizabeth
Dixon
Governess
Ellen E
Pope
Servant
Hannah
Shepherd
Servant
Annie
Shepherd
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin E |
| Last name | Metcalfe |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Bramham, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin E | Metcalfe | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Bramham, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary J | Metcalfe | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Boxted, Essex, England | |
Lucy E | Metcalfe | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Yorkshire, England | |
Lilla W | Metcalfe | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Dixon | Governess | Single | 32 | 1849 | Baldersby, Yorkshire, England | |
Ellen E | Pope | Servant | Single | 29 | 1852 | Clifton, Bedfordshire, England | |
Hannah | Shepherd | Servant | Single | 27 | 1854 | Flaxton, Yorkshire, England | |
Annie | Shepherd | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Flaxton, Yorkshire, England |
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