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Household of Joseph Tanswell (born 1827, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mere, Wiltshire, 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 Tanswell and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Tanswell, born in 1827 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Susannah Tanswell, born in 1824 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Bessie, born 1878 in East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England.


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Joseph Tanswell's household

Male

Joseph

Tanswell

Head
Female

Susannah

Tanswell

Wife
Female

Bessie

Tanswell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Tanswell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Tanswell

Head

Married

54

1827

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Susannah

Tanswell

Wife

Married

57

1824

East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England

Bessie

Tanswell

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England

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