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Household of Benjamin Cardwell (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Cardwell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Cardwell, born in 1840 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Harriet Cardwell, born in 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph T (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Beatrice E (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ben (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, John S (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Edward (born 1847 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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Benjamin Cardwell's household

Male

Benjamin

Cardwell

Head
Female

Harriet

Cardwell

Wife
Male

Joseph T

Cardwell

Son
Female

Eliza

Cardwell

Daughter
Male

Walter

Cardwell

Son
Female

Alice

Cardwell

Daughter
Female

Beatrice E

Cardwell

Daughter
Male

Ben

Cardwell

Son
Male

John S

Mayall

Boarder
Male

Edward

Godwick

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Cardwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Cardwell

Head

Married

41

1840

York, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Cardwell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph T

Cardwell

Son

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Cardwell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Walter

Cardwell

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cardwell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Beatrice E

Cardwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ben

Cardwell

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John S

Mayall

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward

Godwick

Boarder

-

34

1847

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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