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Household of Joseph Backhouse (born 1832, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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.

Joseph Backhouse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Backhouse, born in 1832 in Evercreech, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Backhouse, born in 1838 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1861 in Bath, Somerset, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Bath, Somerset, England), Ann M (born 1869 in Bath, Somerset, England), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Ada B (born 1877 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, William (born 1850 in Monkton Combe, Somerset, England) and Joseph's Visitor, John (born 1833 in Bath, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Backhouse's household

Male

Joseph

Backhouse

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Eliza

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Backhouse

Son
Female

Ann M

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Ada B

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

William

Morris

Servant
Male

John

Hewitt

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Evercreech, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Backhouse

Head

Married

49

1832

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Sarah Ann

Backhouse

Wife

Married

43

1838

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Eliza

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bath, Somerset, England

Joseph

Backhouse

Son

Single

16

1865

Bath, Somerset, England

Ann M

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bath, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bath, Somerset, England

Ada B

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bath, Somerset, England

William

Morris

Servant

Single

31

1850

Monkton Combe, Somerset, England

John

Hewitt

Visitor

Widower

48

1833

Bath, Somerset, England

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