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Household of William Barker (born 1831, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 Barker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Barker, born in 1831 in Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Barker, born in 1840 in Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Shropshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Shropshire, England), John Edward (born 1875 in Shropshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England), Benjamin (born 1878 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England) and Edith Matilda (born 1880 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Harriet Taylor, born in 1854 in Bradley, Staffordshire, England.


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William Barker's household

Male

William

Barker

Head
Female

Sophia

Barker

Wife
Male

William

Barker

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Barker

Daughter
Male

John Edward

Barker

Son
Male

Thomas

Barker

Son
Male

Benjamin

Barker

Son
Female

Edith Matilda

Barker

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Taylor

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Barker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Barker

Head

Married

50

1831

Shropshire, England

Sophia

Barker

Wife

Married

41

1840

Shropshire, England

William

Barker

Son

Single

13

1868

Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Barker

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shropshire, England

John Edward

Barker

Son

Single

6

1875

Shropshire, England

Thomas

Barker

Son

Single

5

1876

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Barker

Son

Single

3

1878

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Edith Matilda

Barker

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Taylor

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Bradley, Staffordshire, England

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