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Household of George Bess (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, 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.

George Bess and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Bess, born in 1851 in Newton Poppleford, Devon, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Emma Bess, born in 1855 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1875 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1877 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1881 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Isaac Banfield, born in 1861 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.


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George Bess's household

Male

George

Bess

Head
Female

Emma

Bess

Wife
Male

George

Bess

Son
Female

Emily

Bess

Daughter
Male

William

Bess

Son
Male

Isaac

Banfield

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Bess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Newton Poppleford, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Bess

Head

Married

30

1851

Newton Poppleford, Devon, England

Emma

Bess

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

George

Bess

Son

Single

6

1875

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Emily

Bess

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

William

Bess

Son

Single

0

1881

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Isaac

Banfield

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

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