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Household of Thomas Besent (born 1848, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rugby, Warwickshire, 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 Besent and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Besent, born in 1848 in Bere Regis, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Besent, born in 1854 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas F (born 1876 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Eveline M (born 1878 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England) and Winifred A (born 1879 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Besent's household

Male

Thomas

Besent

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Besent

Wife
Male

Thomas F

Besent

Son
Female

Eveline M

Besent

Daughter
Female

Winifred A

Besent

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Besent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Besent

Head

Married

33

1848

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Besent

Wife

Married

27

1854

Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas F

Besent

Son

Single

5

1876

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Eveline M

Besent

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Winifred A

Besent

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

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