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Household of Edwin Bence (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

Edwin Bence and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Bence, born in 1844 in , consisted of 10 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Martha Bence, born in 1852 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Susan (born 1870 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Martha (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Boarder, Martha Norton, born in 1806 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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Edwin Bence's household

Male

Edwin

Bence

Head
Female

Martha

Bence

Wife
Female

Susan

Bence

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Bence

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bence

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Bence

Son
Male

William

Bence

Son
Female

Martha

Bence

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Bence

Daughter
Female

Martha

Norton

Boarder
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Bence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Bence

Head

Married

37

1844

-

Martha

Bence

Wife

Married

29

1852

Walworth, Surrey, England

Susan

Bence

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Bence

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walworth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Bence

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Bence

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Bence

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha

Bence

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Bence

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha

Norton

Boarder

Widow

75

1806

Woolwich, Kent, England

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