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Household of Charles Dickens (born 1847, Northamptonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.
Charles Dickens and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Dickens, born in 1847 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Maggie Dickens, born in 1851 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1875 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1878 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1881 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Boarder, J (born 1858 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England) and Charles's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England).
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Charles Dickens's household
Charles
Dickens
Head
Maggie
Dickens
Wife
William
Dickens
Son
Esther
Dickens
Daughter
Mary
Dickens
Daughter
Isabella
Dickens
Daughter
J
Robinson
Boarder
Thomas
Shooter
Boarder
| First name(s) | Charles |
| Last name | Dickens |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles | Dickens | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England | |
Maggie | Dickens | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Lancashire, England | |
William | Dickens | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Carnforth, Lancashire, England | |
Esther | Dickens | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Carnforth, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Dickens | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Carnforth, Lancashire, England | |
Isabella | Dickens | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Carnforth, Lancashire, England | |
J | Robinson | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England | |
Thomas | Shooter | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Yorkshire, England |
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