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Household of Jonathan Backhouse (born 1843, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Jonathan Backhouse and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Backhouse, born in 1843 in Keswick, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Backhouse, born in 1847 in Bridekirk, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Alfred E (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Frederick W M (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Florence Ed (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Edith (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Jonathan (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonathan's Mother In Law, Dinah Matthews, born in 1824 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England.


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Jonathan Backhouse's household

Male

Jonathan

Backhouse

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife
Male

Alfred E

Backhouse

Son
Male

Frederick W M

Backhouse

Son
Male

Herbert

Backhouse

Son
Female

Florence Ed

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Edith

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Backhouse

Son
Female

Dinah

Matthews

Mother In Law
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Keswick, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Backhouse

Head

Married

38

1843

Keswick, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bridekirk, Cumberland, England

Alfred E

Backhouse

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Frederick W M

Backhouse

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Backhouse

Son

Single

9

1872

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Florence Ed

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edith

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jonathan

Backhouse

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Dinah

Matthews

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

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