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Household of Benjamin Hamer (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Hamer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hamer, born in 1849 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Hamer, born in 1842 in Elland, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Earnest Fenton, born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Jane Elz Westmorland, born in 1868 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Hamer's household

Male

Benjamin

Hamer

Head
Female

Mary

Hamer

Wife
Male

Earnest Fenton

Hamer

Son
Female

Jane Elz

Westmorland

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hamer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Hamer

Head

Married

32

1849

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hamer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Earnest Fenton

Hamer

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Jane Elz

Westmorland

Servant

Single

13

1868

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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