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Household of Benjamin Perry (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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 Perry and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Perry, born in 1848 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Thirza Perry, born in 1850 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England), Benjamin (born 1869 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England), Harriet (born 1871 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England), Amelia (born 1873 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England), Sarah A (born 1875 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England), Mary J (born 1878 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England) and Thirza (born 1880 in Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Perry's household

Male

Benjamin

Perry

Head
Female

Thirza

Perry

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Perry

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Perry

Son
Female

Harriet

Perry

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Perry

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Perry

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Perry

Daughter
Female

Thirza

Perry

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Perry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Perry

Head

Married

33

1848

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Thirza

Perry

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Perry

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Benjamin

Perry

Son

Single

12

1869

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Harriet

Perry

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Amelia

Perry

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Perry

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Mary J

Perry

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

Thirza

Perry

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dowlish Wake, Somerset, England

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