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Household of Joseph Bishop (born 1815, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Bishop, born in 1815 in Stockbridge, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bishop, born in 1824 in Okehampton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1852 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England), John (born 1856 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1859 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England) and Mary B (born 1860 in Smarden, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary J (born 1860 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Joseph's Servant, Eliza M (born 1861 in Draycott, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Bishop's household

Male

Joseph

Bishop

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bishop

Wife
Female

Eliza

Bishop

Daughter
Male

John

Bishop

Son
Female

Annie

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Mary B

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Wallis

Servant
Female

Eliza M

Bagg

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Stockbridge, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Bishop

Head

Married

66

1815

Stockbridge, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Bishop

Wife

Married

57

1824

Okehampton, Devon, England

Eliza

Bishop

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

John

Bishop

Son

Single

25

1856

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Annie

Bishop

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Mary B

Bishop

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Smarden, Kent, England

Mary J

Wallis

Servant

Single

21

1860

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Eliza M

Bagg

Servant

Single

20

1861

Draycott, Somerset, England

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