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Household of Cornelius Backwell (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

Cornelius Backwell and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Backwell, born in 1811 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 2 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Cornelius's Servant, Henrietta Brighton, born in 1859 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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Cornelius Backwell's household

Male

Cornelius

Backwell

Head
Female

Henrietta

Brighton

Servant
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Backwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Cornelius

Backwell

Head

Widower

70

1811

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Brighton

Servant

Single

22

1859

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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