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Household of Benjamin Palmer (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Palmer, born in 1831 in Mudford, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Frances Palmer, born in 1842 in Throop, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; Benjamin, born 1876 in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in Semley, Wiltshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Edward (born 1864 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, England).


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Benjamin Palmer's household

Male

Benjamin

Palmer

Head
Female

Frances

Palmer

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Palmer

Son
Female

Emily

Waller

Servant
Male

Edward

Hodges

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mudford, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Palmer

Head

Married

50

1831

Mudford, Somerset, England

Frances

Palmer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Throop, Hampshire, England

Benjamin

Palmer

Son

Single

5

1876

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England

Emily

Waller

Servant

Single

19

1862

Semley, Wiltshire, England

Edward

Hodges

Servant

Single

17

1864

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

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