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Household of William Bonsfield (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Godstone, Surrey, 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 Bonsfield and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bonsfield, born in 1838 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bonsfield, born in 1846 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Darlington, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1868 in Darlington, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1872 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England), Henrietta (born 1874 in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England), Harry (born 1862 in Shildon, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in Heathfield, Sussex, England) and Jane Amy (born 1881 in Godstone, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, William (born 1859 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), William's Lodger, Harry (born 1862 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and William's Lodger, Charles (born 1858 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).


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William Bonsfield's household

Male

William

Bonsfield

Head
Female

Hannah

Bonsfield

Wife
Female

Margaret

Bonsfield

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Bonsfield

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Bonsfield

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Bonsfield

Daughter
Male

Harry

Bonsfield

Son
Male

William

Bonsfield

Son
Female

Jane Amy

Bonsfield

Daughter
Male

William

Lester

Lodger
Male

Harry

Lester

Lodger
Male

Charles

Woodrow

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bonsfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bonsfield

Head

Married

43

1838

Stockton, Durham, England

Hannah

Bonsfield

Wife

Married

35

1846

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Bonsfield

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Darlington, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Bonsfield

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Bonsfield

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England

Henrietta

Bonsfield

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England

Harry

Bonsfield

Son

Single

19

1862

Shildon, Durham, England

William

Bonsfield

Son

Single

2

1879

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Jane Amy

Bonsfield

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Godstone, Surrey, England

William

Lester

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Harry

Lester

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Charles

Woodrow

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

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