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Household of Benjamin Brierly (born 1821, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 Brierly and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Brierly, born in 1821 in Harthill, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Brierly, born in 1829 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1867 in Cheshire, England) and Harriet (born 1869 in Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Benjamin, born 1880 in Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Nurse Daughter, Margaret Ann (born 1874 in Warmingham, Cheshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Edward (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Susan (born 1860 in Cheshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, William Hy (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).


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Benjamin Brierly's household

Male

Benjamin

Brierly

Head
Female

Jane

Brierly

Wife
Female

Annie

Brierly

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Brierly

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Whittaker

Nurse Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Buckley

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Smart

Lodger
Female

Susan

Smart

Lodger
Male

William Hy

Smart

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Brierly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Harthill, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Brierly

Head

Married

60

1821

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Jane

Brierly

Wife

Married

52

1829

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Annie

Brierly

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Harriet

Brierly

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Margaret Ann

Whittaker

Nurse Daughter

Single

7

1874

Warmingham, Cheshire, England

Benjamin

Buckley

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

Edward

Smart

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Smart

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Cheshire, England

William Hy

Smart

Lodger

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

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