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Household of Walter Legg (born 1849, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, 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.

Walter Legg and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Legg, born in 1849 in Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Legg, born in 1849 in Whitchurch, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Bessie (born 1872 in Fordington, Dorset, England), William (born 1874 in Guildford, Surrey, England) and Daisy (born 1876 in Guildford, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Lodger, William N Jones, born in 1835 in Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales.


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Walter Legg's household

Male

Walter

Legg

Head
Female

Catherine

Legg

Wife
Female

Bessie

Legg

Daughter
Male

William

Legg

Son
Female

Daisy

Legg

Daughter
Male

William N

Jones

Lodger
Female

Drusilla

Jones

Wife
First name(s) Walter
Last name Legg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Legg

Head

Married

32

1849

Dorset, England

Catherine

Legg

Wife

Married

32

1849

Whitchurch, Dorset, England

Bessie

Legg

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Fordington, Dorset, England

William

Legg

Son

Single

7

1874

Guildford, Surrey, England

Daisy

Legg

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Guildford, Surrey, England

William N

Jones

Lodger

Married

46

1835

Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales

Drusilla

Jones

Wife

Married

48

1833

Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales

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