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Household of Ben Tolson (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Tolson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Tolson, born in 1844 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Hannah Tolson, born in 1844 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Lucy (born 1866 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1867 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England) and Willie (born 1879 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England).


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Ben Tolson's household

Male

Ben

Tolson

Head
Female

Hannah

Tolson

Wife
Female

Lucy

Tolson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Tolson

Son
Male

Harry

Tolson

Son
Female

Alice

Tolson

Daughter
Male

Willie

Tolson

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Tolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Tolson

Head

Married

37

1844

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Tolson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Tolson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Tolson

Son

Single

14

1867

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Tolson

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Tolson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Tolson

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

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