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Household of Edwin Sefton (born 1850, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 Sefton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sefton, born in 1850 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, consisted of 5 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Burns, born in 1853 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Nurse, Eliza (born 1853 in Ireland), Edwin's Charwoman, Elizabeth (born 1824 in Ramsey, Essex, England), Edwin's Boarder, Arthur (born 1851 in Little Clacton, Essex, England) and Edwin's Boarder, Sydney (born 1862 in Dedham, Essex, England).


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Edwin Sefton's household

Male

Edwin

Sefton

Head
Female

Eliza

Burns

Nurse
Female

Elizabeth

Barton

Charwoman
Male

Arthur

Sparling

Boarder
Male

Sydney

Ray

Boarder
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sefton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sefton

Head

Married

31

1850

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Eliza

Burns

Nurse

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Elizabeth

Barton

Charwoman

Married

57

1824

Ramsey, Essex, England

Arthur

Sparling

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Little Clacton, Essex, England

Sydney

Ray

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Dedham, Essex, England

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