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Household of Benjamin Proffitt (born 1840, Flintshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Proffitt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Proffitt, born in 1840 in Picton, Flintshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Alice Proffitt, born in 1833 in Ince, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Peter B (born 1867 in St Oswald's, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1869 in St Oswald's, Cheshire, England), Horatio (born 1870 in St Oswald's, Cheshire, England), Osborne (born 1875 in St Oswald's, Cheshire, England) and Horace (born 1877 in St Oswald's, Cheshire, England).


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Benjamin Proffitt's household

Male

Benjamin

Proffitt

Head
Female

Alice

Proffitt

Wife
Male

Peter B

Proffitt

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Proffitt

Daughter
Male

Horatio

Proffitt

Son
Male

Osborne

Proffitt

Son
Male

Horace

Proffitt

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Proffitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Picton, Flintshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Benjamin

Proffitt

Head

Married

41

1840

Picton, Flintshire, Wales

Alice

Proffitt

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ince, Cheshire, England

Peter B

Proffitt

Son

Single

14

1867

St Oswald's, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth E

Proffitt

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Oswald's, Cheshire, England

Horatio

Proffitt

Son

Single

11

1870

St Oswald's, Cheshire, England

Osborne

Proffitt

Son

Single

6

1875

St Oswald's, Cheshire, England

Horace

Proffitt

Son

Single

4

1877

St Oswald's, Cheshire, England

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