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Household of Benjamin Howard (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Howard and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Howard, born in 1849 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Howard, born in 1851 in Moredon, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1874 in Wiltshire, England), Frederick C (born 1878 in Wiltshire, England) and Ethel L (born 1880 in Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Selina Cooke, born in 1865 in Wroughton, Wiltshire, England.


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Benjamin Howard's household

Male

Benjamin

Howard

Head
Female

Ellen

Howard

Wife
Male

William H

Howard

Son
Male

Frederick C

Howard

Son
Female

Ethel L

Howard

Daughter
Female

Selina

Cooke

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Howard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Howard

Head

Married

32

1849

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Howard

Wife

Married

30

1851

Moredon, Wiltshire, England

William H

Howard

Son

Single

7

1874

Wiltshire, England

Frederick C

Howard

Son

Single

3

1878

Wiltshire, England

Ethel L

Howard

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wiltshire, England

Selina

Cooke

Servant

Single

16

1865

Wroughton, Wiltshire, England

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