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Household of John Backhouse (born 1849, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey,Kent, 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 Backhouse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Backhouse, born in 1849 in Doulting, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Backhouse, born in 1853 in Penge, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Edith A M (born 1871 in Evercreech, Somerset, England), Laura M (born 1873 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales), Ada N (born 1875 in Penge, Surrey, England), Florence E (born 1878 in Penge, Surrey, England) and Henry W J (born 1881 in Penge, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Widow, Charlotte Tifetts, born in 1811 in Surrey, England.


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John Backhouse's household

Male

John

Backhouse

Head
Female

Emily

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Edith A M

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Laura M

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Ada N

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Florence E

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Henry W J

Backhouse

Son
Female

Charlotte

Tifetts

Widow
First name(s) John
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Doulting, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Backhouse

Head

Married

32

1849

Doulting, Somerset, England

Emily

Backhouse

Wife

Married

28

1853

Penge, Surrey, England

Edith A M

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Laura M

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ada N

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penge, Surrey, England

Florence E

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Penge, Surrey, England

Henry W J

Backhouse

Son

Single

0

1881

Penge, Surrey, England

Charlotte

Tifetts

Widow

Widow

70

1811

Surrey, England

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