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Household of Josiah Denness (born 1816, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, 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.

Josiah Denness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Denness, born in 1816 in Twyford, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Jane Denness, born in 1836 in Charminster, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1867 in Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England), George (born 1869 in Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England), Christina (born 1871 in Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England), Emma J (born 1874 in Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England) and Lydia M (born 1877 in Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England).


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Josiah Denness's household

Male

Josiah

Denness

Head
Female

Jane

Denness

Wife
Male

Samuel

Denness

Son
Male

George

Denness

Son
Female

Christina

Denness

Daughter
Female

Emma J

Denness

Daughter
Female

Lydia M

Denness

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Denness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Twyford, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Denness

Head

Married

65

1816

Twyford, Dorset, England

Jane

Denness

Wife

Married

45

1836

Charminster, Dorset, England

Samuel

Denness

Son

Single

14

1867

Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England

George

Denness

Son

Single

12

1869

Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England

Christina

Denness

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England

Emma J

Denness

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England

Lydia M

Denness

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England

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