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Household of Joseph W Besant (born 1841, Wiltshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, 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 W Besant and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W Besant, born in 1841 in Christian Malford, Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary E (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), Joseph W F (born 1873 in Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England) and Lucy S (born 1875 in Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph W's Aunt, Cordelia (born 1813 in Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England) and Joseph W's Cousin, Jessey (born 1849 in Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England).
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Joseph W Besant's household
Joseph W
Besant
Head
Mary E
Besant
Daughter
Joseph W F
Besant
Son
Lucy S
Besant
Daughter
Cordelia
Jeffres
Aunt
Jessey
Besant
Cousin
| First name(s) | Joseph W |
| Last name | Besant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph W | Besant | Head | Widower | 40 | 1841 | Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England | |
Mary E | Besant | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | London, Middlesex, England | |
Joseph W F | Besant | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England | |
Lucy S | Besant | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wiltshire, England | |
Cordelia | Jeffres | Aunt | Widow | 68 | 1813 | Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England | |
Jessey | Besant | Cousin | Single | 32 | 1849 | Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England |
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