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Household of Benjamin Ranson (born 1800, Leicestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Ranson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ranson, born in 1800 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Marianne (born 1822 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Sophia (born 1830 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Adopted Daughter, Alice (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Emma (born 1831 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1806 in Flixton, Lancashire, England).
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Benjamin Ranson's household
Benjamin
Ranson
Head
Marianne
Ranson
Daughter
Sophia
Ranson
Daughter
Alice
Pickering
Adopted Daughter
Emma
Mayland
Servant
John
Stevenson
Lodger
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Ranson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 81 |
| Birth year | 1800 |
| Birth place | Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Ranson | Head | Widower | 81 | 1800 | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | |
Marianne | Ranson | Daughter | Single | 59 | 1822 | Salford, Lancashire, England | |
Sophia | Ranson | Daughter | Single | 51 | 1830 | Didsbury, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Pickering | Adopted Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Emma | Mayland | Servant | Single | 50 | 1831 | Nantwich, Cheshire, England | |
John | Stevenson | Lodger | Single | 75 | 1806 | Flixton, Lancashire, England |
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