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Household of Benjamin Swinfen (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Swinfen and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Swinfen, born in 1831 in Haggerston, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Swinfen, born in 1838 in Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Benjamin T (born 1859 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Harry G (born 1867 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Emily E (born 1871 in Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), William J (born 1877 in Middlesex, England), Anna C (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and Florence L (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Eliza Fairey, born in 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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Benjamin Swinfen's household

Male

Benjamin

Swinfen

Head
Female

Ellen

Swinfen

Wife
Male

Benjamin T

Swinfen

Son
Male

Harry G

Swinfen

Son
Female

Emily E

Swinfen

Daughter
Male

Edward

Swinfen

Son
Male

William J

Swinfen

Son
Female

Anna C

Swinfen

Daughter
Female

Florence L

Swinfen

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Fairey

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Swinfen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Haggerston, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Swinfen

Head

Married

50

1831

Haggerston, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Swinfen

Wife

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

Benjamin T

Swinfen

Son

Single

22

1859

Southwark, Surrey, England

Harry G

Swinfen

Son

Single

14

1867

Southwark, Surrey, England

Emily E

Swinfen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Edward

Swinfen

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

William J

Swinfen

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Anna C

Swinfen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

Florence L

Swinfen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Fairey

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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