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Household of Benjamin Picking (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strand, London,Middlesex, 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 Picking and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Picking, born in 1839 in Holborn, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Alice Picking, born in 1846 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Emily (born 1863 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England) and Minnie (born 1869 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1799 in Ireland), Benjamin's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Benjamin's Nephew, Benjamin (born 1871 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Henry (born 1853 in Hampton, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Picking's household

Male

Benjamin

Picking

Head
Female

Alice

Picking

Wife
Female

Emily

Picking

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Picking

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Picking

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bark

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Bark

Niece
Male

Benjamin

Turner

Nephew
Male

Henry

Hickman

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Picking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Holborn, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Picking

Head

Married

42

1839

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Alice

Picking

Wife

Married

35

1846

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emily

Picking

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Picking

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Picking

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Bark

Mother In Law

Widow

82

1799

Ireland

Elizabeth

Bark

Niece

Single

15

1866

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Benjamin

Turner

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Henry

Hickman

Servant

Single

28

1853

Hampton, Middlesex, England

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