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Household of Samuel Basnett (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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 Basnett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Basnett, born in 1837 in Fivecrosses, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Alice Basnett, born in 1843 in Netherton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1871 in Overton, Cheshire, England), Fred (born 1873 in Overton, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Overton, Cheshire, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Overton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Sarah Ellen Ruimer, born in 1868 in Kingswood, Cheshire, England.


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Samuel Basnett's household

Male

Samuel

Basnett

Head
Female

Mary Alice

Basnett

Wife
Male

Samuel

Basnett

Son
Male

Fred

Basnett

Son
Female

Ellen

Basnett

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Basnett

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Ruimer

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Basnett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Fivecrosses, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Basnett

Head

Married

44

1837

Fivecrosses, Cheshire, England

Mary Alice

Basnett

Wife

Married

38

1843

Netherton, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Basnett

Son

Single

10

1871

Overton, Cheshire, England

Fred

Basnett

Son

Single

8

1873

Overton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Basnett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Overton, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Basnett

Son

Single

2

1879

Overton, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Ruimer

Servant

Single

13

1868

Kingswood, Cheshire, England

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