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Household of Benjamin Hodgson (born 1814, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Hodgson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hodgson, born in 1814 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Hodgson, born in 1818 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1855 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Robert (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Son In Law, John (born 1841 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, James (born 1839 in Ellington, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Hodgson's household

Male

Benjamin

Hodgson

Head
Female

Mary

Hodgson

Wife
Male

John

Frankland

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Frankland

Daughter
Male

Robert

Frankland

Grand Son
Male

Herbert

Frankland

Grand Son
Male

James

Mercer

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hodgson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Hodgson

Head

Married

67

1814

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hodgson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

John

Frankland

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Frankland

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Frankland

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Frankland

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James

Mercer

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Ellington, Lancashire, England

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