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Household of Benjamin Speight (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Speight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Speight, born in 1820 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Esther Speight, born in 1827 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John C (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Speight's household

Male

Benjamin

Speight

Head
Female

Esther

Speight

Wife
Male

Thomas

Speight

Son
Female

Margaret

Speight

Daughter
Male

John C

Speight

Son
Male

Richard

Speight

Son
Male

James

Speight

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Speight

Head

Married

61

1820

Preston, Lancashire, England

Esther

Speight

Wife

Married

54

1827

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Speight

Son

Single

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Speight

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

John C

Speight

Son

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Speight

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Speight

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

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