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Household of Samuel C Besant (born 1823, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 C Besant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel C Besant, born in 1823 in Poole, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. Samuel C was the head of the household, married to Eliza Besant, born in 1823 in Gravesend, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel C's Servant, Rachael Potter, born in 1863 in Welling, Kent, England.


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Samuel C Besant's household

Male

Samuel C

Besant

Head
Female

Eliza

Besant

Wife
Female

Rachael

Potter

Servant
First name(s) Samuel C
Last name Besant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel C

Besant

Head

Married

58

1823

Poole, Dorset, England

Eliza

Besant

Wife

Married

58

1823

Gravesend, Kent, England

Rachael

Potter

Servant

Single

18

1863

Welling, Kent, England

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