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Household of Thomas Besant (born 1847, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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 Besant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Besant, born in 1847 in Wiltshire, consisted of 3 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Besant, born in 1847 in Washford, Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Brown, born in 1863 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.


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Thomas Besant's household

Male

Thomas

Besant

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Besant

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Besant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Besant

Head

Married

34

1847

Wiltshire, England

Mary Jane

Besant

Wife

Married

34

1847

Washford, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant

Single

18

1863

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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