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Household of Benjamin Priest (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Priest and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Priest, born in 1838 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Priest, born in 1837 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1861 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1864 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Lear (born 1870 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1872 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Kate (born 1873 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1875 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), Samuel B (born 1878 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and Albert E (born 1880 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Jane Pulley, born in 1861 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.


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Benjamin Priest's household

Male

Benjamin

Priest

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Priest

Wife
Male

John

Priest

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Priest

Daughter
Female

Lear

Priest

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Priest

Daughter
Female

Kate

Priest

Daughter
Male

William H

Priest

Son
Male

Samuel B

Priest

Son
Male

Albert E

Priest

Son
Female

Jane

Pulley

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Priest
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Priest

Head

Married

43

1838

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Priest

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

John

Priest

Son

Single

20

1861

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Priest

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Lear

Priest

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Mary Jane

Priest

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Kate

Priest

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

William H

Priest

Son

Single

6

1875

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Samuel B

Priest

Son

Single

3

1878

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Albert E

Priest

Son

Single

1

1880

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Pulley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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