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Household of William Biddlecombe (born 1826, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Biddlecombe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Biddlecombe, born in 1826 in Shapwick, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amelia Biddlecombe, born in 1839 in Woolavington, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Shapwick, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1876 in Shapwick, Somerset, England), Amelia (born 1879 in Shapwick, Somerset, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Shapwick, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Emily (born 1863 in Compton Abbas, Dorset, England) and William's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Shapwick, Somerset, England).


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William Biddlecombe's household

Male

William

Biddlecombe

Head
Female

Amelia

Biddlecombe

Wife
Male

William

Biddlecombe

Son
Male

Walter

Biddlecombe

Son
Female

Amelia

Biddlecombe

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Biddlecombe

Son
Female

Emily

Fisher

Servant
Female

Eliza

Witcombe

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Biddlecombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Shapwick, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Biddlecombe

Head

Married

55

1826

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Amelia

Biddlecombe

Wife

Married

42

1839

Woolavington, Somerset, England

William

Biddlecombe

Son

Single

7

1874

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Walter

Biddlecombe

Son

Single

5

1876

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Amelia

Biddlecombe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Thomas

Biddlecombe

Son

Single

0

1881

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Emily

Fisher

Servant

Single

18

1863

Compton Abbas, Dorset, England

Eliza

Witcombe

Servant

Single

15

1866

Shapwick, Somerset, England

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