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Household of William Scales (born 1850, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, 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 Scales and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scales, born in 1850 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Scales, born in 1851 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1872 in Colchester, Essex, England), William (born 1874 in Colchester, Essex, England), Ernest (born 1876 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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William Scales's household

Male

William

Scales

Head
Female

Annie

Scales

Wife
Female

Annie

Scales

Daughter
Male

William

Scales

Son
Male

Ernest

Scales

Son
Male

Robert

Scales

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scales

Head

Married

31

1850

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Annie

Scales

Wife

Married

30

1851

Colchester, Essex, England

Annie

Scales

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Colchester, Essex, England

William

Scales

Son

Single

7

1874

Colchester, Essex, England

Ernest

Scales

Son

Single

5

1876

Colchester, Essex, England

Robert

Scales

Son

Single

2

1879

Colchester, Essex, England

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