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Household of William J Bishop (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 J Bishop and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Bishop, born in 1847 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Emma J Bishop, born in 1852 in Timberland, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Leopold E (born 1880 in Forest Gate, Essex, England) and Ellen (born 1877 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Mother, Ann (born 1806 in Somerset, England) and William J's Lodger, Louisa (born 1824 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).


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William J Bishop's household

Male

William J

Bishop

Head
Female

Emma J

Bishop

Wife
Male

Leopold E

Bishop

Son
Female

Ellen

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Ann

Bishop

Mother
Female

Louisa

Waugh

Lodger
First name(s) William J
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Bishop

Head

Married

34

1847

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Emma J

Bishop

Wife

Married

29

1852

Timberland, Lincolnshire, England

Leopold E

Bishop

Son

Single

1

1880

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Ellen

Bishop

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Ann

Bishop

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Somerset, England

Louisa

Waugh

Lodger

Single

57

1824

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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