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Household of Benjamin Williams (born 1848, Staffordshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Williams, born in 1848 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Williams, born in 1854 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Esther (born 1876 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1881 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Father In Law, John (born 1824 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin's Son Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1863 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin's Son Brother In Law, Enoch (born 1866 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin's Cousin, John (born 1850 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Williams's household

Male

Benjamin

Williams

Head
Female

Ann

Williams

Wife
Female

Margaret

Williams

Daughter
Female

Esther

Williams

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Williams

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Williams

Daughter
Male

John

Corbett

Father In Law
Male

Joseph

Corbett

Son Brother In Law
Male

Enoch

Corbett

Son Brother In Law
Male

John

Watson

Cousin
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Williams

Head

Married

33

1848

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Williams

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Williams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Williams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Williams

Son

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Williams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Corbett

Father In Law

Married

57

1824

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Corbett

Son Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Enoch

Corbett

Son Brother In Law

Single

15

1866

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Watson

Cousin

Widower

31

1850

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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