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Household of Samuel Handscomb (born 1853, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Handscomb and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Handscomb, born in 1853 in Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ann E Handscomb, born in 1854 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; Frederick W, born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Brother, Seamford Handscomb, born in 1857 in Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Samuel Handscomb's household

Male

Samuel

Handscomb

Head
Female

Ann E

Handscomb

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Handscomb

Son
Male

Seamford

Handscomb

Brother
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Handscomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Handscomb

Head

Married

28

1853

Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, England

Ann E

Handscomb

Wife

Married

27

1854

Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

Frederick W

Handscomb

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Seamford

Handscomb

Brother

Single

24

1857

Melbourne, Cambridgeshire, England

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