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Household of Benjamin Akroyd (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Benjamin Akroyd and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Akroyd, born in 1840 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Akroyd, born in 1841 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Rawnsley (born 1861 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1862 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1874 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England) and David (born 1879 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Akroyd's household

Male

Benjamin

Akroyd

Head
Female

Ann

Akroyd

Wife
Male

Rawnsley

Akroyd

Son
Male

William

Akroyd

Son
Female

Mary

Akroyd

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Akroyd

Son
Female

Sarah

Akroyd

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Akroyd

Daughter
Male

David

Akroyd

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Akroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Akroyd

Head

Married

41

1840

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Akroyd

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Rawnsley

Akroyd

Son

Single

20

1861

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

William

Akroyd

Son

Single

19

1862

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Akroyd

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Akroyd

Son

Single

12

1869

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Akroyd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Akroyd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

David

Akroyd

Son

Single

2

1879

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

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