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Household of Robert Dennis (born 1823, 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.

Robert Dennis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dennis, born in 1823 in Cann, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Grace Dennis, born in 1833 in Downhead, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1871 in Dorset, England), Bessie L (born 1873 in Dorset, England) and Sylvia (born 1875 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Wifes Brother, Frederick Dicketts, born in 1839 in Downhead, Wiltshire, England.


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Robert Dennis's household

Male

Robert

Dennis

Head
Female

Grace

Dennis

Wife
Male

Frederick

Dennis

Son
Female

Bessie L

Dennis

Daughter
Female

Sylvia

Dennis

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Dicketts

Wifes Brother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dennis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Cann, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dennis

Head

Married

58

1823

Cann, Dorset, England

Grace

Dennis

Wife

Married

48

1833

Downhead, Wiltshire, England

Frederick

Dennis

Son

Single

10

1871

Dorset, England

Bessie L

Dennis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dorset, England

Sylvia

Dennis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dorset, England

Frederick

Dicketts

Wifes Brother

Single

42

1839

Downhead, Wiltshire, England

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