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Household of Benjamin Butterworth (born 1835, 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 Butterworth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Butterworth, born in 1835 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Butterworth, born in 1827 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1863 in Church, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Deborah (born 1857 in Church, Lancashire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Patrick (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Butterworth's household

Male

Benjamin

Butterworth

Head
Female

Mary

Butterworth

Wife
Female

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter
Male

John

Boyle

Boarder
Female

Deborah

Boyle

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Boyle

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Boyle

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Butterworth

Head

Married

46

1835

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary

Butterworth

Wife

Married

54

1827

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sharples

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Church, Lancashire, England

John

Boyle

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Deborah

Boyle

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Church, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Boyle

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Patrick

Boyle

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

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