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Household of Benjamin Atlay (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northallerton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Atlay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Atlay, born in 1821 in Cowesby, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Atlay, born in 1835 in Durham, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1868 in Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1869 in Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England), Ethel (born 1873 in Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Christopher (born 1862 in Borrowby, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Visitor, Jane A (born 1862 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Atlay's household

Male

Benjamin

Atlay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Atlay

Wife
Female

Annie

Atlay

Daughter
Male

John

Atlay

Son
Female

Martha

Atlay

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Atlay

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Atlay

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Atlay

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Jackson

Servant
Female

Jane A

Lumley

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Atlay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cowesby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Atlay

Head

Married

60

1821

Cowesby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Atlay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Durham, England

Annie

Atlay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England

John

Atlay

Son

Single

12

1869

Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Atlay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Atlay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Atlay

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Atlay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kirby Sigston, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Jackson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Borrowby, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Lumley

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

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