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Household of Benjamin Sheldrake (born 1823, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Godstone, Surrey, 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 Sheldrake and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sheldrake, born in 1823 in Troston, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Maria, born 1853 in Troston, Suffolk, England. He had 3 grandchildren; Alice (born 1877 in Bletchingley, Surrey, England), Annie (born 1879 in Bletchingley, Surrey, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Bletchingley, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Son In Law, William Coppard, born in 1852 in Bletchingley, Surrey, England.


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Benjamin Sheldrake's household

Male

Benjamin

Sheldrake

Head
Female

Maria

Coppard

Daughter
Male

William

Coppard

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Coppard

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Coppard

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred

Coppard

Grand Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sheldrake
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Troston, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sheldrake

Head

Widower

58

1823

Troston, Suffolk, England

Maria

Coppard

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Troston, Suffolk, England

William

Coppard

Son In Law

Married

29

1852

Bletchingley, Surrey, England

Alice

Coppard

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bletchingley, Surrey, England

Annie

Coppard

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bletchingley, Surrey, England

Alfred

Coppard

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Bletchingley, Surrey, England

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