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Household of Benjamin Gale (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Gale and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gale, born in 1835 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Anne E (born 1865 in Chatham, Kent, England), Benjamin E (born 1870 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Vernon W (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Visitor, Frederick (born 1860 in Lincolnshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Ellen (born 1834 in Surrey, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Eliza (born 1858 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Eliza (born 1857 in Strood, Kent, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Ellen (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Benjamin Gale's household

Male

Benjamin

Gale

Head
Female

Anne E

Gale

Daughter
Male

Benjamin E

Gale

Son
Male

Vernon W

Gale

Son
Male

Frederick

Musson

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Collingham

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Johnson

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Duffield

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Mc Carthy

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Gale
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Gale

Head

Widower

46

1835

Chatham, Kent, England

Anne E

Gale

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chatham, Kent, England

Benjamin E

Gale

Son

Single

11

1870

Chatham, Kent, England

Vernon W

Gale

Son

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Frederick

Musson

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Collingham

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Surrey, England

Eliza

Johnson

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Duffield

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Strood, Kent, England

Ellen

Mc Carthy

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

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