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Household of Benjamin Hoyer (born 1832, Leicestershire)

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 Hoyer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hoyer, born in 1832 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Hoyer, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1863 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England), Ellen Lake (born 1865 in Queensbury, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Queensbury, Yorkshire, England) and Harriet (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger Head, Henry William (born 1863 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, William H (born 1847 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1826 in Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Hoyer's household

Male

Benjamin

Hoyer

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Hoyer

Wife
Male

Henry

Hoyer

Son
Female

Ellen Lake

Hoyer

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hoyer

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Hoyer

Daughter
Male

Henry William

Lake

Lodger Head
Male

William H

Cook

Lodger
Male

John

Pilkington

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hoyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Hoyer

Head

Married

49

1832

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Hoyer

Wife

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Henry

Hoyer

Son

Single

18

1863

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Lake

Hoyer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Queensbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Hoyer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Queensbury, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Hoyer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Henry William

Lake

Lodger Head

Single

18

1863

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

William H

Cook

Lodger

Widower

34

1847

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

John

Pilkington

Lodger

Widower

55

1826

Lancashire, England

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