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Household of Benjamin Palmer (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastry, Kent, 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 Palmer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Palmer, born in 1845 in Chislet, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susan Palmer, born in 1849 in Chislet, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Flora, born 1870 in Preston, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Wingham, Kent, England), Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1817 in Ash, Kent, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1853 in Preston, Kent, England).


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Benjamin Palmer's household

Male

Benjamin

Palmer

Head
Female

Susan

Palmer

Wife
Female

Flora

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Jane

Danton

Servant
Male

John

Knight

Lodger
Male

William

Shaxted

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Chislet, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Palmer

Head

Married

36

1845

Chislet, Kent, England

Susan

Palmer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chislet, Kent, England

Flora

Palmer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Kent, England

Jane

Danton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Wingham, Kent, England

John

Knight

Lodger

Widower

64

1817

Ash, Kent, England

William

Shaxted

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Preston, Kent, England

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