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Household of Benjamin Armitage (born 1811, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Armitage and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Armitage, born in 1811 in Scissett, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Armitage, born in 1815 in Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Jackson (born 1847 in Shepley, Staffordshire, England), Joshua K (born 1851 in Shepley, Staffordshire, England) and Martha (born 1855 in Shepley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Potter Hill, Staffordshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Sarah Ellen (born 1861 in Barnsley, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Armitage's household

Male

Benjamin

Armitage

Head
Female

Martha

Armitage

Wife
Male

Jackson

Armitage

Son
Male

Joshua K

Armitage

Son
Female

Martha

Armitage

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thorp

Servant
Female

Sarah Ellen

Steel

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Armitage
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Scissett, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Armitage

Head

Married

70

1811

Scissett, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Armitage

Wife

Married

66

1815

Staffordshire, England

Jackson

Armitage

Son

Single

34

1847

Shepley, Staffordshire, England

Joshua K

Armitage

Son

Single

30

1851

Shepley, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Armitage

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Shepley, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Thorp

Servant

Single

20

1861

Potter Hill, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Steel

Servant

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Staffordshire, England

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