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Household of Benjamin Hands (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Hands and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hands, born in 1846 in Paddington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Hands, born in 1848 in Reedham, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Frances M (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Edward J (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Evelyn H (born 1878 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Ada L (born 1881 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Allan (born 1845 in Arundel, Sussex, England) and Benjamin's Visitor, Elisabeth (born 1854 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Hands's household

Male

Benjamin

Hands

Head
Female

Mary A

Hands

Wife
Female

Frances M

Hands

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Hands

Son
Female

Evelyn H

Hands

Daughter
Female

Ada L

Hands

Daughter
Male

Allan

Ward

Boarder
Female

Elisabeth

Brand

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Paddington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Hands

Head

Married

35

1846

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Hands

Wife

Married

33

1848

Reedham, Norfolk, England

Frances M

Hands

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Edward J

Hands

Son

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Evelyn H

Hands

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ada L

Hands

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Allan

Ward

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Arundel, Sussex, England

Elisabeth

Brand

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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