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Household of Joseph Speed (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Speed and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Speed, born in 1848 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Esther Speed, born in 1855 in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary L (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales), Joseph's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales) and Joseph's Visitor, Ann (born 1865 in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales).


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Joseph Speed's household

Male

Joseph

Speed

Head
Female

Esther

Speed

Wife
Male

Samuel

Speed

Son
Female

Mary L

Speed

Daughter
Male

William

Speed

Son
Male

Thomas

Peters

Boarder
Male

James

Peters

Boarder
Female

Ann

Peters

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Speed

Head

Married

33

1848

Cheshire, England

Esther

Speed

Wife

Married

26

1855

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales

Samuel

Speed

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary L

Speed

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Speed

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Peters

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales

James

Peters

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales

Ann

Peters

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales

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