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Household of Joseph Bence (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Sodbury, 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.

Joseph Bence and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bence, born in 1845 in Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mercy Bence, born in 1842 in Frenchay, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1877 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England).


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Joseph Bence's household

Male

Joseph

Bence

Head
Female

Mercy

Bence

Wife
Female

Emily

Bence

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bence

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bence

Head

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Mercy

Bence

Wife

Married

39

1842

Frenchay, Gloucestershire, England

Emily

Bence

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur

Bence

Son

Single

2

1879

Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England

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