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Household of Benjamin Kemp (born 1819, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Kemp, born in 1819 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Kemp, born in 1817 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John E (born 1843 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph B (born 1853 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Walter, born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, William Hy (born 1858 in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Harriet (born 1862 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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Benjamin Kemp's household

Male

Benjamin

Kemp

Head
Female

Ann

Kemp

Wife
Male

John E

Kemp

Son
Male

Joseph B

Kemp

Son
Male

Walter

Kemp

Grand Son
Male

William Hy

Miller

Servant
Female

Harriet

Penders

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Kemp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Kemp

Head

Married

62

1819

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Kemp

Wife

Married

64

1817

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John E

Kemp

Son

Married

38

1843

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph B

Kemp

Son

Single

28

1853

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Kemp

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Miller

Servant

Single

23

1858

Skegness, Lincolnshire, England

Harriet

Penders

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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