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Household of Benjamin Murkin (born 1857, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Murkin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Murkin, born in 1857 in Poslingford, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Betsy Murkin, born in 1858 in Poslingford, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1878 in Poslingford, Suffolk, England), Alfred (born 1880 in Poslingford, Suffolk, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Stansfield, Suffolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, William Metcalf, born in 1850 in Stansfield, Suffolk, England.


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Benjamin Murkin's household

Male

Benjamin

Murkin

Head
Female

Betsy

Murkin

Wife
Male

Walter

Murkin

Son
Male

Alfred

Murkin

Son
Male

William

Metcalf

Boarder
Female

Louise

Metcalf

Wife
Male

Thomas

Metcalf

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Murkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Poslingford, Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Murkin

Head

Married

24

1857

Poslingford, Suffolk, England

Betsy

Murkin

Wife

Married

23

1858

Poslingford, Suffolk, England

Walter

Murkin

Son

Single

3

1878

Poslingford, Suffolk, England

Alfred

Murkin

Son

Single

1

1880

Poslingford, Suffolk, England

William

Metcalf

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Stansfield, Suffolk, England

Louise

Metcalf

Wife

Married

28

1853

Suffolk, England

Thomas

Metcalf

Son

Single

1

1880

Stansfield, Suffolk, England

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