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Household of William Benj Leigham (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Benj Leigham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Benj Leigham, born in 1844 in Northfleet, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William Benj was the head of the household, married to Sophia Leigham, born in 1843 in Northfleet, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Joseph B (born 1870 in Northfleet, Kent, England), Henry J (born 1873 in Northfleet, Kent, England), George E (born 1876 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Ethel M (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Grace T (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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William Benj Leigham's household

Male

William Benj

Leigham

Head
Female

Sophia

Leigham

Wife
Male

Joseph B

Leigham

Son
Male

Henry J

Leigham

Son
Male

George E

Leigham

Son
Female

Ethel M

Leigham

Daughter
Female

Grace T

Leigham

Daughter
First name(s) William Benj
Last name Leigham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Northfleet, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Benj

Leigham

Head

Married

37

1844

Northfleet, Kent, England

Sophia

Leigham

Wife

Married

38

1843

Northfleet, Kent, England

Joseph B

Leigham

Son

Single

11

1870

Northfleet, Kent, England

Henry J

Leigham

Son

Single

8

1873

Northfleet, Kent, England

George E

Leigham

Son

Single

5

1876

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ethel M

Leigham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Grace T

Leigham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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