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Household of Benjamin Willshere (born 1840, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 Willshere and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Willshere, born in 1840 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Avis A Willshere, born in 1841 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1875 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Egbert (born 1877 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Avis E (born 1878 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Ethel L (born 1880 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Kate Triffs, born in 1865 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
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Benjamin Willshere's household
Benjamin
Willshere
Head
Avis A
Willshere
Wife
Edward
Willshere
Son
Egbert
Willshere
Son
Avis E
Willshere
Daughter
Ethel L
Willshere
Daughter
Kate
Triffs
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Willshere |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Stratford, Essex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Willshere | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
Avis A | Willshere | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Mile End, Middlesex, England | |
Edward | Willshere | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Mile End, Middlesex, England | |
Egbert | Willshere | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Mile End, Middlesex, England | |
Avis E | Willshere | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Mile End, Middlesex, England | |
Ethel L | Willshere | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Mile End, Middlesex, England | |
Kate | Triffs | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
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