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Household of Benjamin Earnshaw (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Earnshaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Earnshaw, born in 1846 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Earnshaw, born in 1846 in Tinsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1867 in Tinsley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), J W (born 1871 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), C N (born 1873 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), H H (born 1878 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Visitor, Harriet Walkden, born in 1819 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Earnshaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Earnshaw

Head
Female

Eliza

Earnshaw

Wife
Female

Emily

Earnshaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Earnshaw

Son
Male

J W

Earnshaw

Son
Male

C N

Earnshaw

Son
Female

H H

Earnshaw

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Earnshaw

Son
Female

Harriet

Walkden

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Earnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Earnshaw

Head

Married

35

1846

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Earnshaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Tinsley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tinsley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Earnshaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

J W

Earnshaw

Son

Single

10

1871

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

C N

Earnshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

H H

Earnshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Earnshaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Walkden

Visitor

Married

62

1819

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

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