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Household of Benjamin Fitton (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Fitton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Fitton, born in 1846 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Adelaide Fitton, born in 1848 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 5 children; John F (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amos (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha J (born 1878 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother In Law, Margaret Thompson, born in 1809 in Ireland.


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Benjamin Fitton's household

Male

Benjamin

Fitton

Head
Female

Adelaide

Fitton

Wife
Male

John F

Fitton

Son
Male

William

Fitton

Son
Female

Alice

Fitton

Daughter
Male

Amos

Fitton

Son
Female

Martha J

Fitton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Fitton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Fitton

Head

Married

35

1846

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Adelaide

Fitton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

John F

Fitton

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Fitton

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Fitton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amos

Fitton

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha J

Fitton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Ireland

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