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Household of Benjamin Nye (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, Sussex, 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 Nye and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Nye, born in 1847 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Nye, born in 1849 in Sussex, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1868 in Sussex, England), Philip (born 1871 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1876 in Lewes, Sussex, England), William (born 1874 in Lewes, Sussex, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Lewes, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Henry (born 1815 in Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, George (born 1852 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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Benjamin Nye's household

Male

Benjamin

Nye

Head
Female

Mary

Nye

Wife
Male

George

Nye

Son
Male

Philip

Nye

Son
Female

Fanny

Nye

Daughter
Male

William

Nye

Son
Female

Alice

Nye

Daughter
Male

Henry

Brodbent

Boarder
Male

George

Cordingley

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Nye
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Nye

Head

Married

34

1847

Lewes, Sussex, England

Mary

Nye

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sussex, England

George

Nye

Son

Single

13

1868

Sussex, England

Philip

Nye

Son

Single

10

1871

Lewes, Sussex, England

Fanny

Nye

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lewes, Sussex, England

William

Nye

Son

Single

7

1874

Lewes, Sussex, England

Alice

Nye

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lewes, Sussex, England

Henry

Brodbent

Boarder

Married

66

1815

Lancashire, England

George

Cordingley

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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