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Household of Benjamin Major (born 1848, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Major and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Major, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Caroline Major, born in 1850 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Charley (born 1880 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Moses (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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Benjamin Major's household
Benjamin
Major
Head
Caroline
Major
Wife
Maggie
Major
Daughter
Mary
Major
Daughter
Alice
Major
Daughter
Charley
Major
Son
Moses
Major
Boarder
William
Burrows
Boarder
James
Walley
Boarder
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Major |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Major | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Caroline | Major | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Maggie | Major | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Major | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Major | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England | |
Charley | Major | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Hoyland, Yorkshire, England | |
Moses | Major | Boarder | Single | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
William | Burrows | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
James | Walley | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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