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Household of Benjamin L Snelling (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 L Snelling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin L Snelling, born in 1842 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin L was the head of the household, married to Emma Snelling, born in 1847 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Harry L (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Emily J (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Isabel H (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Cecil B (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin L's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1814 in Felmersham, Bedfordshire, England) and Benjamin L's Servant, Sarah A (born 1863 in Essex, England).


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Benjamin L Snelling's household

Male

Benjamin L

Snelling

Head
Female

Emma

Snelling

Wife
Male

Harry L

Snelling

Son
Female

Emily J

Snelling

Daughter
Female

Isabel H

Snelling

Daughter
Male

Cecil B

Snelling

Son
Female

Ann

Button

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah A

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin L
Last name Snelling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin L

Snelling

Head

Married

39

1842

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Emma

Snelling

Wife

Married

34

1847

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Harry L

Snelling

Son

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emily J

Snelling

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Isabel H

Snelling

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Cecil B

Snelling

Son

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ann

Button

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Felmersham, Bedfordshire, England

Sarah A

Clark

Servant

Single

18

1863

Essex, England

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