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Household of Benjamin Earnshaw (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Earnshaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Earnshaw, born in 1853 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susannah Earnshaw, born in 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Susannah, born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Susannah Butler, born in 1827 in Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Earnshaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Susannah

Earnshaw

Wife
Female

Susannah

Earnshaw

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Butler

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Earnshaw

Head

Married

28

1853

Preston, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Preston, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Butler

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

Yorkshire, England

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