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Household of Benjamin Ledger (born 1826, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ledger, born in 1826 in Bentley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ledger, born in 1829 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1847 in Bentley, Yorkshire, England), Francis A (born 1845 in Bentley, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1854 in Bentley, Yorkshire, England) and Ada M (born 1868 in Bentley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1819 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Ledger's household

Male

Benjamin

Ledger

Head
Female

Mary A

Ledger

Wife
Male

Arthur

Ledger

Son
Female

Francis A

Ledger

Daughter
Female

Maria

Ledger

Daughter
Female

Ada M

Ledger

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Boarder
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ledger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bentley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ledger

Head

Married

55

1826

Bentley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Ledger

Wife

Married

52

1829

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Ledger

Son

Single

34

1847

Bentley, Yorkshire, England

Francis A

Ledger

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Bentley, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Ledger

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Bentley, Yorkshire, England

Ada M

Ledger

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bentley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thompson

Boarder

Single

62

1819

York, Yorkshire, England

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