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Household of Thomas Bishop (born 1815, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, 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 Bishop and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bishop, born in 1815 in Powerstock, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Bishop, born in 1816 in Loders, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1852 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and Walter (born 1853 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Eliza (born 1846 in Dorset, England), Thomas's Visitor, Bessie R (born 1873 in Loders, Dorset, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Alfred G (born 1881 in Loders, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Bishop's household

Male

Thomas

Bishop

Head
Female

Mary

Bishop

Wife
Female

Mary E

Bishop

Daughter
Male

Walter

Bishop

Son
Female

Eliza

Hansford

Visitor
Female

Bessie R

Hansford

Visitor
Male

Alfred G

Hansford

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Powerstock, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bishop

Head

Married

66

1815

Powerstock, Dorset, England

Mary

Bishop

Wife

Married

65

1816

Loders, Dorset, England

Mary E

Bishop

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Walter

Bishop

Son

Single

28

1853

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Eliza

Hansford

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Dorset, England

Bessie R

Hansford

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Loders, Dorset, England

Alfred G

Hansford

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Loders, Dorset, England

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