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Household of Samuel Backton (born 1845, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Samuel Backton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Backton, born in 1845 in Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Backton, born in 1850 in Hebburn, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Charity (born 1867 in Durham, England), Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Haswell, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1871 in Haswell, Durham, England), Alice (born 1875 in Haswell, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Shotton, Durham, England), John (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Phillip (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Samuel Backton's household

Male

Samuel

Backton

Head
Female

Sarah J

Backton

Wife
Female

Charity

Backton

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Backton

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Backton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Backton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Backton

Son
Male

John

Backton

Son
Male

Phillip

Backton

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Backton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Backton

Head

Married

36

1845

Cornwall, England

Sarah J

Backton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hebburn, Durham, England

Charity

Backton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Backton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Haswell, Durham, England

Eliza

Backton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Haswell, Durham, England

Alice

Backton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Haswell, Durham, England

Thomas

Backton

Son

Single

5

1876

Shotton, Durham, England

John

Backton

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Phillip

Backton

Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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