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Household of Benjamin Gofton (born 1835, Hampshire)
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 Gofton and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Gofton, born in 1835 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Gofton, born in 1840 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1860 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Benjamin (born 1873 in Scotland), Alice (born 1875 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Henry (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Niece, Elizabeth Taylor, born in 1865 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
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Benjamin Gofton's household
Benjamin
Gofton
Head
Martha
Gofton
Wife
Emma
Gofton
Daughter
Martha
Gofton
Daughter
Benjamin
Gofton
Son
Alice
Gofton
Daughter
Henry
Gofton
Son
Elizabeth
Taylor
Niece
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Gofton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Gofton | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Martha | Gofton | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Emma | Gofton | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Martha | Gofton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Benjamin | Gofton | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Scotland | |
Alice | Gofton | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Henry | Gofton | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Taylor | Niece | Single | 16 | 1865 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
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