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Household of Ben Fawkes (born 1819, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Ben Fawkes and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Fawkes, born in 1819 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 3 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Ann Fawkes, born in 1821 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Boarder, Elizabeth Harrison, born in 1860 in Orrell, Lancashire, England.


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Ben Fawkes's household

Male

Ben

Fawkes

Head
Female

Ann

Fawkes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Harrison

Boarder
First name(s) Ben
Last name Fawkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Fawkes

Head

Married

62

1819

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Ann

Fawkes

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Harrison

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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