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Household of Benjamin Mortimer (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Mortimer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Mortimer, born in 1849 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mortimer, born in 1847 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Harriet, born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1863 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Mary (born 1865 in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Mortimer's household

Male

Benjamin

Mortimer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mortimer

Wife
Female

Harriet

Mortimer

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Mitchell

Boarder
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Mortimer

Head

Married

32

1849

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mortimer

Wife

Married

34

1847

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Mitchell

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mitchell

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Almondbury, Yorkshire, England

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