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Household of Betsy Bishop (born 1815, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Betsy Bishop and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Bishop, born in 1815 in Crewkerne, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Sarah Jane (born 1877 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Lodger, Ellen Hunt, born in 1855 in Misterton, Somerset, England.


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Betsy Bishop's household

Female

Betsy

Bishop

Head
Female

Ellen

Hunt

Lodger
Female

Sarah Jane

Hunt

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hunt

Daughter
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Betsy

Bishop

Head

Widow

66

1815

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Ellen

Hunt

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Misterton, Somerset, England

Sarah Jane

Hunt

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Alice

Hunt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

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