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Household of William Varnum (born 1840, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Varnum and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Varnum, born in 1840 in Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Varnum, born in 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann E (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas W (born 1875 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1879 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Selina (born 1880 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Mary A (born 1850 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1853 in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England).


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William Varnum's household

Male

William

Varnum

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Varnum

Wife
Female

Ann E

Varnum

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Varnum

Son
Male

John

Varnum

Son
Female

Selina

Varnum

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Ratcliffe

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Varnum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Varnum

Head

Married

41

1840

Leicestershire, England

Sarah Ann

Varnum

Wife

Married

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ann E

Varnum

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas W

Varnum

Son

Single

6

1875

Burton, Staffordshire, England

John

Varnum

Son

Single

2

1879

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Selina

Varnum

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Ratcliffe

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Smith

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Whitwick, Leicestershire, England

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