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Household of Benjamin Johnson (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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 Johnson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Johnson, born in 1846 in Bingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Johnson, born in 1844 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1870 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1874 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England), John Willie (born 1876 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England) and Josiah (born 1879 in Bingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1807 in Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1840 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Johnson's household

Male

Benjamin

Johnson

Head
Female

Ellen

Johnson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Johnson

Son
Male

David

Johnson

Son
Male

John Willie

Johnson

Son
Male

Josiah

Johnson

Son
Female

Hannah

Nelson

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Nelson

Sister In Law
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Johnson

Head

Married

35

1846

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Johnson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Johnson

Son

Single

11

1870

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

David

Johnson

Son

Single

7

1874

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

John Willie

Johnson

Son

Single

5

1876

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Josiah

Johnson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Nelson

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Nelson

Sister In Law

Single

41

1840

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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