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Household of Joseph Bessant (born 1857, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,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.

Joseph Bessant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bessant, born in 1857 in Sopley, Hampshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Theresa Bessant, born in 1856 in Hordle, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; Fred, born 1880 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England.


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Joseph Bessant's household

Male

Joseph

Bessant

Head
Female

Mary Theresa

Bessant

Wife
Male

Fred

Bessant

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bessant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Sopley, Hampshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bessant

Head

Married

24

1857

Sopley, Hampshire, England

Mary Theresa

Bessant

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hordle, Hampshire, England

Fred

Bessant

Son

Single

1

1880

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

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