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Household of Benjamin W West (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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 W West and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin W West, born in 1832 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin W was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Myra, born 1861 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin W's -, Sarah (born 1839 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Benjamin W's -, Caroline (born 1859 in Wendover, Berkshire, England), Benjamin W's -, Edward (born 1861 in Wendover, Middlesex, England), Benjamin W's -, James (born 1863 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Benjamin W's -, Alfred G (born 1862 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) and Benjamin W's -, Percy (born 1866 in Kent, England).


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Benjamin W West's household

Male

Benjamin W

West

Head
Female

Myra

West

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Lock

-
Male

Caroline

Dell

-
Male

Edward

Dell

-
Male

James

Bushnell

-
Male

Alfred G

Yarrow

-
Male

Percy

Bishop

-
First name(s) Benjamin W
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin W

West

Head

Widower

49

1832

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Myra

West

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Lock

-

Single

42

1839

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Dell

-

Single

22

1859

Wendover, Berkshire, England

Edward

Dell

-

Single

20

1861

Wendover, Middlesex, England

James

Bushnell

-

Single

18

1863

Maidstone, Kent, England

Alfred G

Yarrow

-

Single

19

1862

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Percy

Bishop

-

Single

15

1866

Kent, England

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