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Household of Benjamin Hanscomb (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Hanscomb and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hanscomb, born in 1847 in Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Hanscomb, born in 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred J (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Percy B (born 1876 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Annie C (born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Herbert J (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Sister, Mary Hanscomb, born in 1857 in Croydon, Surrey, England.


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Benjamin Hanscomb's household

Male

Benjamin

Hanscomb

Head
Female

Ann

Hanscomb

Wife
Male

Alfred J

Hanscomb

Son
Male

Percy B

Hanscomb

Son
Female

Annie C

Hanscomb

Daughter
Male

Herbert J

Hanscomb

Son
Female

Mary

Hanscomb

Sister
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hanscomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Hanscomb

Head

Married

34

1847

Middlesex, England

Ann

Hanscomb

Wife

Married

29

1852

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alfred J

Hanscomb

Son

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Percy B

Hanscomb

Son

Single

5

1876

Croydon, Surrey, England

Annie C

Hanscomb

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croydon, Surrey, England

Herbert J

Hanscomb

Son

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary

Hanscomb

Sister

Single

24

1857

Croydon, Surrey, England

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