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Household of Benjamin Perkin (born 1847, Dorset)

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 Perkin and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Perkin, born in 1847 in Chedington, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Perkin, born in 1848 in Chedington, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1870 in Chedington, Dorset, England), Charles (born 1873 in Chedington, Dorset, England) and Francis (born 1876 in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Perkin's household

Male

Benjamin

Perkin

Head
Female

Martha

Perkin

Wife
Female

Mary

Perkin

Daughter
Male

Charles

Perkin

Son
Male

Francis

Perkin

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Perkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chedington, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Perkin

Head

Married

34

1847

Chedington, Dorset, England

Martha

Perkin

Wife

Married

33

1848

Chedington, Dorset, England

Mary

Perkin

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chedington, Dorset, England

Charles

Perkin

Son

Single

8

1873

Chedington, Dorset, England

Francis

Perkin

Son

Single

5

1876

Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England

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