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Household of Benjamin Boyes (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 Boyes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Boyes, born in 1851 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Boyes, born in 1852 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1870 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1875 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Colne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Aunt, Susan (born 1823 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Brierfield, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Boyes's household

Male

Benjamin

Boyes

Head
Female

Jane

Boyes

Wife
Male

Alfred

Hartley (Boyes)

Son
Male

Robert

Boyes

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Boyes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Boyes

Daughter
Female

Susan

Boyes

Aunt
Male

William

Clegg

Boarder
Male

William

Normengton

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Boyes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Boyes

Head

Married

30

1851

Colne, Lancashire, England

Jane

Boyes

Wife

Married

29

1852

Colne, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Hartley (Boyes)

Son

Single

11

1870

Colne, Lancashire, England

Robert

Boyes

Son

Single

8

1873

Colne, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Boyes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Colne, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Boyes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Colne, Lancashire, England

Susan

Boyes

Aunt

Widow

58

1823

Colne, Lancashire, England

William

Clegg

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Colne, Lancashire, England

William

Normengton

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Brierfield, Lancashire, England

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