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Household of William Box (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 Box and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Box, born in 1841 in Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Box, born in 1840 in Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Lewasa (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, George (born 1835 in Durham, Durham, England), William's Boarder, Richard (born 1854 in Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England).


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William Box's household

Male

William

Box

Head
Female

Sarah

Box

Wife
Male

Lewasa

Lewwellington

Boarder
Male

George

Willey

Boarder
Male

Richard

Randale

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Bennett

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Box
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Box

Head

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

Sarah

Box

Wife

Married

41

1840

Somerset, England

Lewasa

Lewwellington

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Willey

Boarder

Single

46

1835

Durham, Durham, England

Richard

Randale

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bennett

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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