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Household of Benjamin Houghton (born 1846, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Houghton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Houghton, born in 1846 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Houghton, born in 1847 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 7 children; John Edward (born 1866 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1870 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England), Eleanor (born 1877 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England), Ada (born 1879 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England) and John (born 1863 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Son Daughter, Sarah E Houghton, born in 1867 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Benjamin Houghton's household

Male

Benjamin

Houghton

Head
Female

Mary

Houghton

Wife
Male

John Edward

Houghton

Son
Female

Sarah E

Houghton

Son Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Emily

Houghton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Houghton

Son
Female

Eleanor

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Ada

Houghton

Daughter
Male

John

Baker

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Houghton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Houghton

Head

Married

35

1846

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Houghton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

John Edward

Houghton

Son

Single

15

1866

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah E

Houghton

Son Daughter

Single

14

1867

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary Jane

Houghton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Emily

Houghton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Thomas

Houghton

Son

Single

7

1874

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Eleanor

Houghton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

Ada

Houghton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

John

Baker

Son

Single

18

1863

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

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