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Household of Benjamin Franklin (born 1846, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Franklin, born in 1846 in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Emma Franklin, born in 1853 in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's -, Elizabeth (born 1877 in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England), Benjamin's -, Alfred (born 1879 in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England), Benjamin's -, Edith (born 1805 in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England) and Benjamin's Cousin, Allice E (born 1863 in Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England).


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Benjamin Franklin's household

Male

Benjamin

Franklin

Head
Female

Emma

Franklin

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Franklin

-
Male

Alfred

Franklin

-
Female

Edith

Sandown

-
Female

Allice E

Thambrook

Cousin
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Franklin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Franklin

Head

Married

35

1846

Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England

Emma

Franklin

Wife

Married

28

1853

Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Franklin

-

Single

4

1877

Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England

Alfred

Franklin

-

Single

2

1879

Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England

Edith

Sandown

-

Widow

76

1805

Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England

Allice E

Thambrook

Cousin

Single

18

1863

Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, England

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