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Household of Benjamin Franklin (born 1842, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Franklin and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Franklin, born in 1842 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Wilmot (born 1866 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1874 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1874 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), James (born 1876 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Allen (born 1873 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Father, John B (born 1807 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Middlesex, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Charles (born 1844 in Middlesex, England).
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Benjamin Franklin's household
Benjamin
Franklin
Head
John B
Franklin
Father
John
Franklin
Son
Wilmot
Franklin
Son
Clara
Franklin
Daughter
Henry
Franklin
Son
James
Franklin
Son
John
Berry
Lodger
Jane
Berry
Wife
Charles
Hide
Lodger
Sarah
Hide
Wife
Allen
Hide
Son
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Franklin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Franklin | Head | Widower | 39 | 1842 | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England | |
John B | Franklin | Father | Widower | 74 | 1807 | Holborn, Middlesex, England | |
John | Franklin | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England | |
Wilmot | Franklin | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England | |
Clara | Franklin | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England | |
Henry | Franklin | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England | |
James | Franklin | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Whitechapel, Middlesex, England | |
John | Berry | Lodger | Married | 40 | 1841 | Middlesex, England | |
Jane | Berry | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Middlesex, England | |
Charles | Hide | Lodger | Married | 37 | 1844 | Middlesex, England | |
Sarah | Hide | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Middlesex, England | |
Allen | Hide | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Old Ford, Middlesex, England |
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