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Household of Benjamin Birtwistle (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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 Birtwistle and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Birtwistle, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Selina Birtwistle, born in 1849 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Clarah (born 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Meriah (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Ellen Barker, born in 1813 in Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Birtwistle's household

Male

Benjamin

Birtwistle

Head
Female

Selina

Birtwistle

Wife
Male

Frank

Birtwistle

Son
Male

John

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Clarah

Birtwistle

Daughter
Female

Meriah

Birtwistle

Daughter
Male

Albert

Birtwistle

Son
Female

Ellen

Barker

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Birtwistle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Birtwistle

Head

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Selina

Birtwistle

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Birtwistle

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

John

Birtwistle

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Clarah

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Meriah

Birtwistle

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Birtwistle

Son

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Barker

Mother In Law

Married

68

1813

Yorkshire, England

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