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Household of Benjamin Marsh (born 1847, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,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 Marsh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Marsh, born in 1847 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susan Marsh, born in 1846 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England), George (born 1877 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and William (born 1879 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Visitor, Sarah (born 1834 in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Charles (born 1857 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Marsh's household

Male

Benjamin

Marsh

Head
Female

Susan

Marsh

Wife
Female

Mary E

Marsh

Daughter
Male

George

Marsh

Son
Male

William

Marsh

Son
Female

Sarah

Grant

Visitor
Male

Charles

Lay

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Marsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Marsh

Head

Married

34

1847

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Susan

Marsh

Wife

Married

35

1846

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Mary E

Marsh

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

George

Marsh

Son

Single

4

1877

Battersea, Surrey, England

William

Marsh

Son

Single

2

1879

Battersea, Surrey, England

Sarah

Grant

Visitor

Single

47

1834

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Charles

Lay

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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