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Household of George W Backhouse (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, 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 W Backhouse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George W Backhouse, born in 1846 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. George W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Backhouse, born in 1847 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; George W (born 1868 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1870 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Alice E (born 1872 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1876 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and William E (born 1881 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George W's Father In Law, William (born 1807 in Essex, England) and George W's Lodger, Janet E (born 1861 in United States).


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George W Backhouse's household

Male

George W

Backhouse

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife
Male

George W

Backhouse

Son
Male

Charles

Backhouse

Son
Female

Alice E

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Backhouse

Son
Male

William E

Backhouse

Son
Male

William

Scotcher

Father In Law
Female

Janet E

Wakeham

Lodger
First name(s) George W
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George W

Backhouse

Head

Married

35

1846

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hackney, Middlesex, England

George W

Backhouse

Son

Single

13

1868

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Charles

Backhouse

Son

Single

11

1870

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alice E

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Albert E

Backhouse

Son

Single

5

1876

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

William E

Backhouse

Son

Single

0

1881

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

William

Scotcher

Father In Law

Widower

74

1807

Essex, England

Janet E

Wakeham

Lodger

Married

20

1861

United States

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