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Household of Benjamin Hirst (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Hirst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hirst, born in 1839 in Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hirst, born in 1844 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Ada (born 1866 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James A (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, Francis (born 1847 in Ireland) and Benjamin's Lodger, Arthur W (born 1851 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Benjamin Hirst's household

Male

Benjamin

Hirst

Head
Female

Ellen

Hirst

Wife
Female

Ada

Hirst

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hirst

Son
Female

Margaret A

Hirst

Daughter
Male

James A

Hirst

Son
Male

John E

Hirst

Son
Male

Benjamin

Hirst

Son
Male

Francis

Bourke

Lodger
Male

Arthur W

Whittle

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hirst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Hirst

Head

Married

42

1839

Sandal Magna, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Hirst

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lincolnshire, England

Ada

Hirst

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Hirst

Son

Single

8

1873

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Hirst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James A

Hirst

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John E

Hirst

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Hirst

Son

Single

0

1881

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Bourke

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Ireland

Arthur W

Whittle

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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