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Household of Benjamin J Ford (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 J Ford and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin J Ford, born in 1815 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin J was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Lucy H (born 1859 in Africa), Laura E (born 1861 in Africa) and Julia K (born 1863 in Africa).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin J's Cook, Harriet (born 1853 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Benjamin J's H Maid, Mary (born 1859 in Arundel, Sussex, England).


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Benjamin J Ford's household

Male

Benjamin J

Ford

Head
Female

Lucy H

Ford

Daughter
Female

Laura E

Ford

Daughter
Female

Julia K

Ford

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Polkinghome

Cook
Female

Mary

Ayling

H Maid
First name(s) Benjamin J
Last name Ford
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin J

Ford

Head

Widower

66

1815

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Lucy H

Ford

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Africa

Laura E

Ford

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Africa

Julia K

Ford

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Africa

Harriet

Polkinghome

Cook

Single

28

1853

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary

Ayling

H Maid

Single

22

1859

Arundel, Sussex, England

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