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Household of Edwin Major (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Major and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Major, born in 1842 in Dorchester, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Caroline Major, born in 1844 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Maurice (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Blanche A (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Reginald L (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Nephew, John E Major, born in 1862 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.


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Edwin Major's household

Male

Edwin

Major

Head
Female

Caroline

Major

Wife
Male

Maurice

E Major

Son
Female

Blanche A

Major

Daughter
Male

Reginald L

Major

Son
Male

John E

Major

Nephew
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dorchester, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Major

Head

Married

39

1842

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Caroline

Major

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Maurice

E Major

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Blanche A

Major

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Reginald L

Major

Son

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

John E

Major

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Dorchester, Dorset, England

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