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Household of Josiah Seal (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.

Josiah Seal and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Seal, born in 1840 in Fordington, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Caroline Seal, born in 1843 in Tincleton, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; Frederick J (born 1865 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Maria M (born 1868 in Portland, Dorset, England), Josiah G (born 1871 in Ireland), Mary C (born 1875 in Ireland), Caroline J (born 1876 in Ireland), Margaret J (born 1878 in Ireland) and William N (born 1880 in Fordington, Dorset, England).


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Josiah Seal's household

Male

Josiah

Seal

Head
Female

Caroline

Seal

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Seal

Son
Female

Maria M

Seal

Daughter
Male

Josiah G

Seal

Son
Female

Mary C

Seal

Daughter
Female

Caroline J

Seal

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Seal

Daughter
Male

William N

Seal

Son
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Seal
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

Josiah

Seal

Head

Married

41

1840

Fordington, Dorset, England

Caroline

Seal

Wife

Married

38

1843

Tincleton, Dorset, England

Frederick J

Seal

Son

Single

16

1865

Fordington, Dorset, England

Maria M

Seal

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portland, Dorset, England

Josiah G

Seal

Son

Single

10

1871

Ireland

Mary C

Seal

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ireland

Caroline J

Seal

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Margaret J

Seal

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ireland

William N

Seal

Son

Single

1

1880

Fordington, Dorset, England

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