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Household of John Backholler (born 1838, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, 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.

John Backholler and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Backholler, born in 1838 in Thorncombe, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Backholler, born in 1842 in Chardstock, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; John B (born 1862 in Dorset, England), James (born 1863 in Dorset, England), Alice E B (born 1865 in Dorset, England), Emily B (born 1868 in Dorset, England), Annie B (born 1872 in Dorset, England), Ptolemy T (born 1874 in Dorset, England) and Albert C (born 1877 in Dorset, England).


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John Backholler's household

Male

John

Backholler

Head
Female

Hannah

Backholler

Wife
Male

John B

Backholler

Son
Male

James

Backholler

Son
Female

Alice E B

Backholler

Daughter
Female

Emily B

Backholler

Daughter
Female

Annie B

Backholler

Daughter
Male

Ptolemy T

Backholler

Son
Male

Albert C

Backholler

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Backholler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Backholler

Head

Married

43

1838

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Hannah

Backholler

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chardstock, Dorset, England

John B

Backholler

Son

Single

19

1862

Dorset, England

James

Backholler

Son

Single

18

1863

Dorset, England

Alice E B

Backholler

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dorset, England

Emily B

Backholler

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Dorset, England

Annie B

Backholler

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dorset, England

Ptolemy T

Backholler

Son

Single

7

1874

Dorset, England

Albert C

Backholler

Son

Single

4

1877

Dorset, England

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