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Household of Benjamin Palmer (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Henley, Oxfordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Palmer, born in 1827 in Barrow, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Caroline Palmer, born in 1825 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; William S (born 1856 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England), Louisa C (born 1858 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England), Agness M (born 1860 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England), Ada A (born 1861 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England) and Edith K (born 1867 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Visitor, Charles D Cowland, born in 1879 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England.


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Benjamin Palmer's household

Male

Benjamin

Palmer

Head
Female

Caroline

Palmer

Wife
Male

William S

Palmer

Son
Female

Louisa C

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Agness M

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Ada A

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Edith K

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Charles D

Cowland

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Barrow, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Palmer

Head

Married

54

1827

Barrow, Somerset, England

Caroline

Palmer

Wife

Married

56

1825

Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

William S

Palmer

Son

Single

25

1856

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Louisa C

Palmer

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Agness M

Palmer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Ada A

Palmer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Edith K

Palmer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Charles D

Cowland

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

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