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Household of Benjamin Sonsbury (born 1818, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sonsbury and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sonsbury, born in 1818 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Sonsbury, born in 1828 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1846 in Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
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Benjamin Sonsbury's household
Benjamin
Sonsbury
Head
Mary
Sonsbury
Wife
William
Birkhill
Lodger
James
Walsh
Lodger
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Sonsbury |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Newton Heath, Lancashire, England |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Sonsbury | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Newton Heath, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Sonsbury | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Birkhill | Lodger | - | 35 | 1846 | Yorkshire, England | |
James | Walsh | Lodger | - | 43 | 1838 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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