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Household of Joseph Harris (born 1840, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, 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 Harris and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Harris, born in 1840 in Fordington, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Harris, born in 1840 in Dorset, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Frederick (born 1868 in Fordington, Dorset, England), James (born 1870 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Fanny (born 1872 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Bessie (born 1874 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Fordington, Dorset, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Fordington, Dorset, England).


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Joseph Harris's household

Male

Joseph

Harris

Head
Female

Jane

Harris

Wife
Male

Joseph

Harris

Son
Male

Frederick

Harris

Son
Male

James

Harris

Son
Female

Fanny

Harris

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Harris

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Harris

Daughter
Male

Walter

Harris

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fordington, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Harris

Head

Married

41

1840

Fordington, Dorset, England

Jane

Harris

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dorset, England

Joseph

Harris

Son

Single

15

1866

Fordington, Dorset, England

Frederick

Harris

Son

Single

13

1868

Fordington, Dorset, England

James

Harris

Son

Single

11

1870

Fordington, Dorset, England

Fanny

Harris

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Fordington, Dorset, England

Bessie

Harris

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Fordington, Dorset, England

Sarah

Harris

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Fordington, Dorset, England

Walter

Harris

Son

Single

1

1880

Fordington, Dorset, England

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