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Household of Benjamin Rain (born 1836, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Rain and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Rain, born in 1836 in Hetton, Durham, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Margaret A (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Mary Fenwick, born in 1866 in Lumley, Durham, England.
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Benjamin Rain's household
Benjamin
Rain
Head
Margaret A
Rain
Daughter
Elizabeth A
Rain
Daughter
Mary
Fenwick
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Rain |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Hetton, Durham, England |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Rain | Head | Widower | 45 | 1836 | Hetton, Durham, England | |
Margaret A | Rain | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth A | Rain | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary | Fenwick | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Lumley, Durham, England |
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