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Household of Bessie Ward (born 1852, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Bessie Ward and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bessie Ward, born in 1852 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. Bessie was the head of the household, married to William Ward, born in 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Jane E (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and James (born 1881 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Bessie's Lodger, James Perry, born in 1843 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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Bessie Ward's household

Female

Bessie

Ward

Head
Male

William

Ward

Son
Female

Jane E

Ward

Daughter
Male

James

Ward

Son
Male

James

Perry

Lodger
First name(s) Bessie
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bessie

Ward

Head

Married

29

1852

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

William

Ward

Son

Single

3

1878

Lewisham, Kent, England

Jane E

Ward

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

James

Ward

Son

Single

0

1881

Greenwich, Kent, England

James

Perry

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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