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Household of Joseph Bishop (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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 Bishop and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bishop, born in 1841 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emily (born 1873 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Rose (born 1876 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Son, Frederick James (born 1859 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Joseph's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1866 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Bishop's household

Male

Joseph

Bishop

Head
Female

Emily

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Rose

Bishop

Daughter
Male

Frederick James

Cornish

Step Son
Female

Alice

Cornish

Step Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bishop

Head

Widower

40

1841

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Emily

Bishop

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Rose

Bishop

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Frederick James

Cornish

Step Son

Single

22

1859

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Alice

Cornish

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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