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Household of Benjamin Hayes (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Hayes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hayes, born in 1835 in Meare, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Hayes, born in 1834 in Westbury, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Meare, Somerset, England), James (born 1867 in Meare, Somerset, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Meare, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1872 in Meare, Somerset, England), Richard (born 1874 in Meare, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1876 in Meare, Somerset, England) and William (born 1879 in Meare, Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Hayes's household

Male

Benjamin

Hayes

Head
Female

Eliza

Hayes

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hayes

Son
Male

James

Hayes

Son
Female

Hannah

Hayes

Daughter
Male

Edward

Hayes

Son
Male

Richard

Hayes

Son
Female

Mary

Hayes

Daughter
Male

William

Hayes

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hayes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Meare, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Hayes

Head

Married

46

1835

Meare, Somerset, England

Eliza

Hayes

Wife

Married

47

1834

Westbury, Somerset, England

Thomas

Hayes

Son

Single

16

1865

Meare, Somerset, England

James

Hayes

Son

Single

14

1867

Meare, Somerset, England

Hannah

Hayes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Meare, Somerset, England

Edward

Hayes

Son

Single

9

1872

Meare, Somerset, England

Richard

Hayes

Son

Single

7

1874

Meare, Somerset, England

Mary

Hayes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Meare, Somerset, England

William

Hayes

Son

Single

2

1879

Meare, Somerset, England

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