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Household of Benjamin Bishop (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Bishop and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Bishop, born in 1849 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bishop, born in 1852 in North Hill, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Eliza A (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Blanch (born 1876 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Louisa M (born 1878 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Edith An (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Visitor, Celina Knight, born in 1856 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.


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Benjamin Bishop's household

Male

Benjamin

Bishop

Head
Female

Eliza

Bishop

Wife
Female

Eliza A

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Blanch

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Louisa M

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Edith An

Bishop

Daughter
Female

Celina

Knight

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Bishop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Bishop

Head

Married

32

1849

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eliza

Bishop

Wife

Married

29

1852

North Hill, Cornwall, England

Eliza A

Bishop

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Blanch

Bishop

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Louisa M

Bishop

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Edith An

Bishop

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Celina

Knight

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Calstock, Cornwall, England

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