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Household of Benjamin Donkersley (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Donkersley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Donkersley, born in 1837 in Honley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Donkersley, born in 1837 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1865 in Mowsley, Cheshire, England), George Allen (born 1869 in Glossop, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Albert (born 1877 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Mary Eliza (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Donkersley's household

Male

Benjamin

Donkersley

Head
Female

Eliza

Donkersley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Donkersley

Daughter
Male

George Allen

Donkersley

Son
Female

Ada

Donkersley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Donkersley

Son
Male

Albert

Donkersley

Son
Female

Mary Eliza

Donkersley

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Donkersley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Honley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Donkersley

Head

Married

44

1837

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Donkersley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Donkersley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Mowsley, Cheshire, England

George Allen

Donkersley

Son

Single

12

1869

Glossop, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Donkersley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Donkersley

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Albert

Donkersley

Son

Single

4

1877

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary Eliza

Donkersley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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