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Household of Benjamin Soams (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Soams and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Soams, born in 1847 in Croydon, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susannah Soams, born in 1847 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Benjamin G (born 1877 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Henry J (born 1879 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Father, Henry Soams, born in 1825 in Norfolk, England.


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Benjamin Soams's household

Male

Benjamin

Soams

Head
Female

Susannah

Soams

Wife
Male

Benjamin G

Soams

Son
Male

Henry J

Soams

Son
Male

Alfred

Soams

Son
Male

Henry

Soams

Father
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Soams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Croydon, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Soams

Head

Married

34

1847

Croydon, Surrey, England

Susannah

Soams

Wife

Married

34

1847

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Benjamin G

Soams

Son

Single

4

1877

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Henry J

Soams

Son

Single

2

1879

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Soams

Son

Single

0

1881

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Henry

Soams

Father

Married

56

1825

Norfolk, England

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