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Household of Benjamin Fail (born 1848, 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 Fail and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Fail, born in 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Fail, born in 1851 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Dorothy Ann (born 1870 in Deptford, Durham, England), William (born 1872 in Pallion, Durham, England), Mary Elizth (born 1877 in Pallion, Durham, England) and Frances Ellen (born 1881 in Pallion, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, James Porter, born in 1832 in Cox Green, Durham, England.


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Benjamin Fail's household

Male

Benjamin

Fail

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Fail

Wife
Female

Dorothy Ann

Fail

Daughter
Male

William

Fail

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Fail

Daughter
Female

Frances Ellen

Fail

Daughter
Male

James

Porter

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Fail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Fail

Head

Married

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Fail

Wife

Married

30

1851

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Dorothy Ann

Fail

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Durham, England

William

Fail

Son

Single

9

1872

Pallion, Durham, England

Mary Elizth

Fail

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pallion, Durham, England

Frances Ellen

Fail

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pallion, Durham, England

James

Porter

Lodger

Widower

49

1832

Cox Green, Durham, England

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