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Household of James Benjn Bessel (born 1848, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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.

James Benjn Bessel and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Benjn Bessel, born in 1848 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. James Benjn was the head of the household, married to Mary H Bessel, born in 1849 in Madeley, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Sydney Jas (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Charles L (born 1880 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James Benjn's Servant, Mary A (born 1861 in Bedminster, Somerset, England) and James Benjn's Servant, Eliza (born 1863 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England).


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James Benjn Bessel's household

Male

James Benjn

Bessel

Head
Female

Mary H

Bessel

Wife
Male

Sydney Jas

Bessel

Son
Male

Charles L

Bessel

Son
Female

Mary A

Marshall

Servant
Female

Eliza

Dolman

Servant
First name(s) James Benjn
Last name Bessel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Benjn

Bessel

Head

Married

33

1848

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary H

Bessel

Wife

Married

32

1849

Madeley, Shropshire, England

Sydney Jas

Bessel

Son

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Charles L

Bessel

Son

Single

1

1880

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Marshall

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Eliza

Dolman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

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