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Household of Benjamin Edge (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Edge and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Edge, born in 1842 in Parkstone, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jemima Edge, born in 1846 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Earnest (born 1872 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Leonard (born 1875 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Father In Law, James Gladdis, born in 1821 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England.


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Benjamin Edge's household

Male

Benjamin

Edge

Head
Female

Jemima

Edge

Wife
Male

Earnest

Edge

Son
Male

Leonard

Edge

Son
Male

James

Gladdis

Father In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Edge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Parkstone, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Edge

Head

Married

39

1842

Parkstone, Dorset, England

Jemima

Edge

Wife

Married

35

1846

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Earnest

Edge

Son

Single

9

1872

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Leonard

Edge

Son

Single

6

1875

Portsea, Hampshire, England

James

Gladdis

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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