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Household of Thomas Backhouse (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, 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.

Thomas Backhouse and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Backhouse, born in 1841 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen P Backhouse, born in 1842 in Grampound, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1866 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Alice M (born 1867 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Annie M (born 1869 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Helen C (born 1871 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Thomas R (born 1874 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and Paul F C (born 1879 in Newquay, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Lavina (born 1857 in -) and Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Camborne, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Backhouse's household

Male

Thomas

Backhouse

Head
Female

Ellen P

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Mary

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Helen C

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Thomas R

Backhouse

Son
Male

Paul F C

Backhouse

Son
Female

Lavina

Dobbs

Servant
Female

Ellen

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Backhouse

Head

Married

40

1841

York, Yorkshire, England

Ellen P

Backhouse

Wife

Married

39

1842

Grampound, Cornwall, England

Mary

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Helen C

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Thomas R

Backhouse

Son

Single

7

1874

Beckenham, Kent, England

Paul F C

Backhouse

Son

Single

2

1879

Newquay, Cornwall, England

Lavina

Dobbs

Servant

Single

24

1857

-

Ellen

Williams

Servant

Single

22

1859

Camborne, Dorset, England

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