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Household of Benjamin Longley (born 1840, 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 Longley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Longley, born in 1840 in Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Longley, born in 1840 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ben (born 1861 in Durham, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Easter (born 1874 in Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Maria (born 1878 in Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Longley's household

Male

Benjamin

Longley

Head
Female

Mary

Longley

Wife
Male

Ben

Longley

Son
Female

Hannah

Longley

Daughter
Female

Easter

Longley

Daughter
Female

Maria

Longley

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Longley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Longley

Head

Married

41

1840

Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Longley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Low Moor, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Longley

Son

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

Hannah

Longley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Easter

Longley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Longley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wrenthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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