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Household of Ernest Farnell (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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.

Ernest Farnell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ernest Farnell, born in 1853 in Whatley, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Ernest was the head of the household, married to Selina Farnell, born in 1853 in Witham Friary, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1878 in Frome, Somerset, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Frome, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ernest's Boarder & Brother, Charles (born 1847 in Witham Friary, Somerset, England), Ernest's Son Of Boarder, Herbert (born 1878 in Frome, Somerset, England) and Ernest's Father & Boarder, Joseph (born 1824 in Witham Friary, Somerset, England).


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Ernest Farnell's household

Male

Ernest

Farnell

Head
Female

Selina

Farnell

Wife
Male

Joseph

Farnell

Son
Female

Mary

Farnell

Daughter
Male

Charles

Parsons

Boarder & Brother
Male

Herbert

Parsons

Son Of Boarder
Male

Joseph

Parsons

Father & Boarder
First name(s) Ernest
Last name Farnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Whatley, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ernest

Farnell

Head

Married

28

1853

Whatley, Somerset, England

Selina

Farnell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Witham Friary, Somerset, England

Joseph

Farnell

Son

Single

3

1878

Frome, Somerset, England

Mary

Farnell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Frome, Somerset, England

Charles

Parsons

Boarder & Brother

Married

34

1847

Witham Friary, Somerset, England

Herbert

Parsons

Son Of Boarder

Single

3

1878

Frome, Somerset, England

Joseph

Parsons

Father & Boarder

Married

57

1824

Witham Friary, Somerset, England

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