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Household of William Backman (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

William Backman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Backman, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Backman, born in 1843 in Germany. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), Martha (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in Essex, England), Walt (born 1875 in Essex, England), Louisa (born 1877 in Essex, England), Mary (born 1878 in Essex, England) and Sophie (born 1881 in Essex, England).


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William Backman's household

Male

William

Backman

Head
Female

Martha

Backman

Wife
Male

Charles

Backman

Son
Female

Martha

Backman

Daughter
Male

William

Backman

Son
Male

Walt

Backman

Son
Female

Louisa

Backman

Daughter
Female

Mary

Backman

Daughter
Female

Sophie

Backman

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Backman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Germany

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Backman

Head

Married

42

1839

Germany

Martha

Backman

Wife

Married

38

1843

Germany

Charles

Backman

Son

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Martha

Backman

Daughter

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

William

Backman

Son

Single

8

1873

Essex, England

Walt

Backman

Son

Single

6

1875

Essex, England

Louisa

Backman

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Essex, England

Mary

Backman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Essex, England

Sophie

Backman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Essex, England

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