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Household of Benjamin Hornby (born 1803, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Hornby and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hornby, born in 1803 in Prescott, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Hornby, born in 1816 in Willaston, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1856 in Moreton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Son In Law, John (born 1855 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin's -, Margaret F (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, William (born 1825 in Thurstaston, Cheshire, England).
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Benjamin Hornby's household
Benjamin
Hornby
Head
Ann
Hornby
Wife
John
Shelley
Son In Law
Margaret
Shelley
Daughter
Margaret F
Shelley
-
William
Davies
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Hornby |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 78 |
| Birth year | 1803 |
| Birth place | Prescott, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Hornby | Head | Married | 78 | 1803 | Prescott, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Hornby | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Willaston, Cheshire, England | |
John | Shelley | Son In Law | Married | 26 | 1855 | Tutbury, Staffordshire, England | |
Margaret | Shelley | Daughter | Married | 25 | 1856 | Moreton, Cheshire, England | |
Margaret F | Shelley | - | Single | 3 | 1878 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
William | Davies | Servant | Single | 56 | 1825 | Thurstaston, Cheshire, England |
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